Rocio | |
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Jack Dempsey (R. octofasciata) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Tribe: | Heroini |
Genus: |
Rocio Schmitter-Soto, 2007 |
Type species | |
Heros octofasciatus Regan, 1903
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Rocio is a small genus of cichlid freshwater fishes from southern Mexico and northern Central America. [1]
There are currently four recognized species in this genus: [1] [2]
These have historically been placed in the genera Cichlasoma or Heros, but they are quite distinct. [1] R. gemmata and R. ocotal were typically regarded as populations of the closely related R. octofasciata until 2007; a review in 2018 recommended that R. gemmata should be considered a synonym of R. octofasciata, [3] whereas a review in 2021 argued that they should be recognized as separate. [4]
The genus name is derived from name of J. J. Schmitter-Soto's wife. Meaning dew of the morning in Spanish, this ties in with the colorful spotting that is found in members of this genus. [2]
Rocio | |
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Jack Dempsey (R. octofasciata) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Tribe: | Heroini |
Genus: |
Rocio Schmitter-Soto, 2007 |
Type species | |
Heros octofasciatus Regan, 1903
|
Rocio is a small genus of cichlid freshwater fishes from southern Mexico and northern Central America. [1]
There are currently four recognized species in this genus: [1] [2]
These have historically been placed in the genera Cichlasoma or Heros, but they are quite distinct. [1] R. gemmata and R. ocotal were typically regarded as populations of the closely related R. octofasciata until 2007; a review in 2018 recommended that R. gemmata should be considered a synonym of R. octofasciata, [3] whereas a review in 2021 argued that they should be recognized as separate. [4]
The genus name is derived from name of J. J. Schmitter-Soto's wife. Meaning dew of the morning in Spanish, this ties in with the colorful spotting that is found in members of this genus. [2]