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Heroini

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Cichlidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Subfamily
  
Cichlasomatinae

Heroini

Heroini is a fish tribe from the Cichlasomatinae subfamily in the cichlid family. All cichlids from islands in the Caribbean, USA (southern Texas), Mexico and Central America are members of this tribe, but it also includes species from South America where other tribes exist. A large percentage of its species were formerly placed in the genus Cichlasoma (itself now placed in the tribe Cichlasomatini), but have since been moved to other genera.

Genera

This tribe include about 35 genus and 160 species:

  • Amatitlania Schmitter-Soto, 2007
  • Amphilophus Agassiz, 1859
  • Archocentrus Gill, 1877
  • Australoheros Říčan & Kullander, 2006
  • Caquetaia Fowler, 1945
  • Chiapaheros McMahan & Piller, 2015
  • Cincelichthys McMahan & Piller, 2015
  • Cryptoheros Allgayer, 2001
  • Herichthys Baird & Girard, 1854
  • Heroina Kullander, 1996
  • Heros Heckel, 1840
  • Herotilapia Pellegrin, 1904
  • Hoplarchus Kaup, 1860
  • Hypselecara Kullander, 1986
  • Hypsophrys Agassiz, 1859
  • Kihnichthys McMahan & Matamoros, 2015
  • Maskaheros McMahan & Piller, 2015
  • Mesoheros McMahan & Chakrabarty, 2015
  • Mesonauta Günther, 1867
  • Nandopsis Gill, 1862
  • Nosferatu De la Maza-Benignos, Ornelas-García, Lozano-Vilano, García-Ramírez & Doadrio, 2015
  • Oscura McMahan & Chakrabarty, 2015
  • Parachromis Agassiz, 1859
  • Paraneetroplus Regan, 1905
  • Petenia Günther, 1862
  • Pterophyllum Heckel, 1840
  • Rheoheros McMahan & Matamoros, 2015
  • Rocio Schmitter-Soto, 2007
  • Symphysodon Heckel, 1840
  • Theraps Günther, 1862
  • Thorichthys Meek, 1904
  • Tomocichla Regan, 1908
  • Trichromis McMahan & Chakrabarty, 2015
  • Uaru Heckel, 1840
  • Vieja Fernández-Yépez, 1969

    • References

    Heroini Wikipedia
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