''Maskaheros'' 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 ...
s fish found on Atlantic slope of southern
Mexico and
Guatemala
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in the
Coatzacoalcos and
Usumacinta River drainages. They are relatively large, high-bodied cichlids and were formerly included in the genus ''
Paraneetroplus'' or ''
Vieja''.
Species
There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:
R. R. Miller
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He was born in Colorado Springs, earned his bachelor's degree at University of California, Berke ...
, 1974) (Almoloya cichlid)
References
Heroini
Cichlid genera
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