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Mayan Cichlid

Mayaheros urophthalmus

Classification

Family
Cichlidae

Mayaheros urophthalmus, also known as the Mayan cichlid or Mexican mojarra, is a species of cichlid. Taxonomy Previously, this species was placed in the genus Cichlasoma and the subgeneric section Nandopsis; that genus is now in revision and has been restricted to the 12 species of South American cichlids related to Cichlasoma bimaculatum. Thus, many of the roughly 100 species that were formerly members of Cichlasoma have yet to be formally assigned to new genera.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 3,190Mexico · 687