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Mesoheros
Sign in to saveMesoheros is a genus of cichlids. Species of the genus are found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru; Atrato River flowing into the Atlantic, San Juan, Baudó and Patia Rivers to Esmeraldas and Tumbes Rivers flowing into the Pacific.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyCichlidae
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Mesoheros is a genus of cichlids. Species of the genus are found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru; Atrato River flowing into the Atlantic, San Juan, Baudó and Patia Rivers to Esmeraldas and Tumbes Rivers flowing into the Pacific.
==Species== There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus: Mesoheros atromaculatus (Regan, 1905) Mesoheros festae (Boulenger, 1899) (Red Terror) Mesoheros gephyrum Mesoheros ornatus (Regan, 1905)
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