Maskaheros
Sign in to saveMaskaheros is a genus of cichlids fish found on Atlantic slope of southern Mexico and Guatemala in the Coatzacoalcos and Usumacinta River drainages. They are relatively large, high-bodied cichlids and were formerly included in the genus Paraneetroplus or Vieja.
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Maskaheros is a genus of cichlids fish found on Atlantic slope of southern Mexico and Guatemala 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: Maskaheros argenteus (Allgayer, 1991) (White cichlid) Maskaheros regani (R. R. Miller, 1974) (Almoloya cichlid)