Chortiheros wesseli, commonly known as the Honduran mojarra,[1] is a species of cichlid found in Middle America. It is endemic to fast-flowing waters of the Río Papaloteca, Río Cangrejal and Río Danto in the northern Caribbean coast of Honduras. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]
Chortiheros wesseli | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Subfamily: | Cichlinae |
Tribe: | Heroini |
Genus: | ChortiherosŘíčan & Dragová, 2016[2] |
Species: | C. wesseli
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Binomial name | |
Chortiheros wesseli (R. R. Miller, 1996)
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Synonyms | |
Theraps wesseli Miller, 1996 |