Chuco (fish)

Chuco
Chuco microphthalmus below (Cribroheros rostratus above)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Cichlinae
Genus: Chuco
Fernández-Yépez, 1969[1]
Type species
Chuco microphthalmus
(Günther, 1862)

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.[2][3]

  1. ^ Bailly, Nicolas (2022). "Chuco Fernández-Yépez, 1969". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Chuco". FishBase. August 2023 version.
  3. ^ 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.