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Isthmoheros tuyrensis

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Isthmoheros tuyrensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Cichlinae
Tribe: Heroini
Genus: Isthmoheros
Říčan and Novák, 2016
Species:
I. tuyrensis
Binomial name
Isthmoheros tuyrensis
(Meek & Hildebrand, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Cichlasoma tuyrense Meek & Hildebrand, 1913
  • Amphilophus tuyrensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913)
  • Vieja tuyrensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913)

Isthmoheros tuyrensis, is a species of cichlid fish found in slow-moving freshwater habitats on the Pacific slope of eastern Panama. Before it was recognized as the only member of the genus Isthmoheros, it was placed in several other genera, including Cichlasoma, Vieja and others, but it is not particularly closely related to any of these. The nearest relative of I. tuyrensis is Talamancaheros.[1] I. tuyrensis reaches up to 23.5 cm (9.3 in) in standard length and eats vegetable matter and detritus.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Říčan, O., Piálek, L., Dragová, K. & Novák, J. (2016): Diversity and evolution of the Middle American cichlid fishes (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with revised classification. Vertebrate Zoology, 66 (1): 1-102.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Isthmoheros". FishBase. July 2020 version.