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Family Cichlidae (Cichlids) - Sven Kullander

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Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America<br />

Common names: Mojarra de Bulha (Mexico)<br />

‘Cichlasoma’ facetum (Jenyns, 1842)<br />

Chromis facetus Jenyns, 1842: 104. Type locality: Maldonado, Rio<br />

Plata. Types in Cambridge University Museum.<br />

Heros autochthon Günther, 1862: 299. Type locality: Brazil. Syntypes:<br />

(4) ?BMNH uncat. (1).<br />

Heros jenynsii Steindachner, 1869: 149. Type locality: Montevideo.<br />

Syntypes: NMW 17324-27 (4), 58722 (1).<br />

Heros acaroides Hensel, 1870: 54. Type locality: Bei Porto Alegre<br />

in stagnirenden Gewässern. Syntypes: ZMB 7455 (2).<br />

Maximum length: 18 cm TL<br />

Distribution: South America: Coastal drainages of Uruguay and<br />

Rio Grande do Sul State; Paraná River basin, lower part of<br />

Paraná River in Argentina.<br />

Countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile (introduced), Uruguay<br />

Remarks and references: The generic allocation of this species is<br />

still uncertain. It belongs to the tribe Heroini, but is maintained as<br />

an Incertae Sedis species of Cichlasoma pending a revision of<br />

heroin cichlids traditionally assigned to the cichlasomatin genus<br />

Cichlasoma.<br />

Common names: Castañeta (Argentina), Chanchita (Argentina),<br />

Chanchito (Argentina), Palometa (Argentina), Palometa Negra<br />

(Argentina), Peine (Argentina)<br />

‘Cichlasoma’ festae (Boulenger, 1899)<br />

Heros festae Boulenger, 1899: 6. Type locality: Rio Guayas,<br />

Guayaquil. Syntypes: BMNH 1898.12.31.36 (1), MZUT 1504<br />

(1).<br />

Maximum length: 25 cm TL<br />

Distribution: South America: Pacific drainages from Esmeraldas<br />

River in Ecuador to Tumbes River in Peru.<br />

Countries: Ecuador, Peru<br />

Remarks and references: The generic allocation of this species is<br />

still uncertain. It belongs to the tribe Heroini, but is maintained as<br />

an Incertae Sedis species of Cichlasoma pending a revision of<br />

heroin cichlids traditionally assigned to the cichlasomatin genus<br />

Cichlasoma.<br />

‘Cichlasoma’ geddesi (Regan, 1905)<br />

Herichthys geddesi Regan, 1905a: 436. Type locality: Southern<br />

Mexico. Syntypes: BMNH 1880.4.7.40-45 (6).<br />

Maximum length: 6.5 cm TL<br />

Distribution: North America: Southern Mexico.<br />

Countries: Mexico<br />

Remarks and references: The validity of this taxon needs further<br />

research. The generic allocation of this species is still uncertain.<br />

It belongs to the tribe Heroini, but is maintained as an Incertae<br />

Sedis species of Cichlasoma pending a revision of heroin cichlids<br />

traditionally assigned to the cichlasomatin genus Cichlasoma.<br />

‘Cichlasoma’ gephyrum Eigenmann, 1922<br />

Cichlasoma ornatum gephyrum Eigenmann, 1922: 205, pl. 31 (fig.<br />

4). Type locality: Cordova, Rio Dagua.<br />

Holotype: FMNH 58614 [ex CM 7639].<br />

Maximum length: 12 cm SL<br />

Distribution: South America: Dagua and San Juan Rivers on the<br />

Pacific slope of Colombia.<br />

Countries: Colombia<br />

Remarks and references: The generic allocation of this species is<br />

still uncertain. It belongs to the tribe Heroini, but is maintained as<br />

an Incertae Sedis species of Cichlasoma pending a revision of<br />

heroin cichlids traditionally assigned to the cichlasomatin genus<br />

Cichlasoma.<br />

‘Cichlasoma’ grammodes Taylor & Miller, 1980<br />

Cichlasoma grammodes Taylor & Miller, 1980: 2, fig. 1. Type<br />

locality: Río Grande de Chiapa, about 1 km above bridge between<br />

Tuxtla Gutiérrez and Chiapa de Corzo, lat.16°44’N, long.<br />

93°02’W, elevation ca. 500 m, Chiapas, Mexico. Holotype:<br />

UMMZ 204200.<br />

Maximum length: 20.3 cm SL<br />

Distribution: North and Central America: Atlantic slope, in the<br />

Grijalva River basin from the Grande de Chiapa River drainage<br />

in Mexico to Lagartero River in Guatemala.<br />

Countries: Guatemala, Mexico<br />

Remarks and references: The generic allocation of this species is<br />

still uncertain. It belongs to the tribe Heroini, but is maintained as<br />

an Incertae Sedis species of Cichlasoma pending a revision of<br />

heroin cichlids traditionally assigned to the cichlasomatin genus<br />

Cichlasoma.<br />

‘Cichlasoma’ istlanum (Jordan & Snyder, 1899)<br />

Heros istlanus Jordan & Snyder, 1899: 144, fig. 21. Type locality:<br />

Rio Ixtla at Puente de Ixtla, Río Balsa basin, Morelos, Mexico.<br />

Holotype: SU 6150.<br />

Heros mento Vaillant & Pellegrin, 1902: 88. Type locality: Rio<br />

Négro (Mexique sud). Syntypes: MNHN 94-283-286 (3),<br />

UMMZ 203326.<br />

Cichlasoma (Parapetenia) leonhard-schultzei Ahl, 1935: 109.<br />

Type locality: Tlapa, Guerreiro, Mexico. Holotype: ZMB (not<br />

found).<br />

Cichlasoma istlana fusca de Buen, 1946: 121. Type locality: Río<br />

Huámito en La Huacana. Syntypes: not located.<br />

Maximum length: 30 cm TL<br />

Distribution: North America: Pacific slope of Mexico.<br />

Countries: Mexico<br />

Remarks and references: Taylor & Miller (1980: 7) suggested that<br />

the type series of Heros mento may not have been from the Usumacinta<br />

River, and that it may be a synonym of Cichlasoma istlanum.<br />

The generic allocation of this species is still uncertain. It<br />

belongs to the tribe Heroini, but is maintained as an Incertae<br />

Sedis species of Cichlasoma pending a revision of heroin cichlids<br />

traditionally assigned to the cichlasomatin genus Cichlasoma.<br />

Common names: Mojarra (Mexico), Mojarra criolla (Mexico)<br />

‘Cichlasoma’ mayorum Hubbs, 1936<br />

Cichlasoma urophthalmus mayorum Hubbs, 1936: 277, pl. 13 (fig.<br />

1). Type locality: Xtolok Cenote, Chichen Itza. Holotype:<br />

UMMZ 92098.<br />

Maximum length: 9.6 cm SL<br />

Distribution: North America: Atlantic slope, Xtolok Cenote,<br />

Chichen Itza, Yucatán, Mexico.<br />

Countries: Mexico<br />

Remarks and references: The generic allocation of this species is<br />

still uncertain. It belongs to the tribe Heroini, but is maintained as<br />

an Incertae Sedis species of Cichlasoma pending a revision of<br />

heroin cichlids traditionally assigned to the cichlasomatin genus<br />

Cichlasoma.<br />

‘Cichlasoma’ microlepis Dahl, 1960<br />

Cichlasoma microlepis Dahl, 1960: 480, fig. on p. 481. Type<br />

locality: Pavarandó, Baudó. Holotype: ICNMHN 95.<br />

Maximum length: 18.7 cm SL<br />

Distribution: South America: Baudó River basin, Pacific slope of<br />

Colombia.<br />

Countries: Colombia<br />

Remarks and references: The generic allocation of this species is<br />

still uncertain. It belongs to the tribe Heroini, but is maintained as<br />

an Incertae Sedis species of Cichlasoma pending a revision of<br />

heroin cichlids traditionally assigned to the cichlasomatin genus<br />

Cichlasoma.<br />

Common names: Mojarra rosada (Colombia)<br />

‘Cichlasoma’ octofasciatum (Regan, 1903)<br />

Heros octofasciatus Regan, 1903a: 417, pl. 13 (fig. 1). Type local-<br />

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