| Chocoheros | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Cichlinae |
| Tribe: | Heroini |
| Genus: | Chocoheros Říčan & Piálek, 2016 2 |
| Species: | C. microlepis
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| Binomial name | |
| Chocoheros microlepis (Dahl, 1960)
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| Synonyms | |
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Cichlasoma microlepis Dahl, 1960 | |
Chocoheros is a monotypic genus of cichlid. Its only known species is Chocoheros microlepis, found in South America. It is endemic to the single river basin of Rio Baudó on the Pacific side of Colombia.2
References
References
- Mesa-Salazar, L.; Sanchez-Duarte, P.; Villa-Navarro, F. (2016). "Cichlasoma microlepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T49829585A61473443. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T49829585A61473443.en. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- 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. doi:10.3897/vz.66.e31534.