''Panamius'' is a genus of
cichlid
Cichlids are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes. Cichlids were traditionally classed in a suborder, the Labroidei, along with the wrasses ( Labridae), in the order Perciformes, but molecular studies have contradicted this ...
fish from moderately flowing rivers and streams in
Panama
Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Cos ...
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[ The only species within ''Panamius'' is ''Panamius panamensis''. ''Panamius'' had been previously considered a ]subgenus
In biology, a subgenus (plural: subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus.
In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between t ...
within the genus ''Cryptoheros
''Cryptoheros'' is a genus of small cichlid fishes from Central America and southeast Mexico. They reach up to in length.
Taxonomy and species
The genus formerly contained nine species that had been included within the genus '' Archocentrus''. ...
.''[ ''P. panamensis'' reaches up to in length and primarily feeds on aufwuchs.][
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References
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Cichlid genera
Monotypic fish genera
Heroini
Fish of Central America