Genus of fishes
Talamancaheros is a genus of cichlid fish found in fast- and moderately-flowing rivers on the Pacific slope of the Talamanca mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama. "Talamancaheros" reaches up to in standard length.
Species and taxonomy.
Before the genus "Talamancaheros" was recognized, these species had been placed in several other genera, including "Cichlasoma", "Heros", "Theraps", "Tomocichla" and others, but they are not particularly closely related to any of these. The nearest relative of "Talamancaheros" is "Isthmoheros tuyrensis".
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
Until 2016, "T. underwoodi" was included as a population of "T. sieboldii".
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