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Theraps intermedius

Theraps intermedius

Classification

Family
Cichlidae

Chuco is a genus of medium-sized cichlid fishes from moderately to fast-flowing rivers and streams on the Atlantic slope of southern Mexico and northern Central America. Taxonomy and species Historically, Chuco was included in Cichlasoma. Subsequently, the species were moved to Theraps, but in 2016 it was shown that they are not close relatives of the Theraps type species, T.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Mexico · 29