Heroina isonycterina

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Heroina isonycterina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Tribe: Heroini
Genus: Heroina
Species:
H. isonycterina
Binomial name
Heroina isonycterina

Heroina isonycterina, also known as the bujurqui, [1] is a species of cichlid native to tropical Amazonian rivers of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

This species grows to a length of 10.2 centimetres (4.0 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Chocano, L.; Hidalgo del Aguila, M.; Jimenez-Prado, P. & Arguello, P. (2016). "Heroina isonycterina". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T49829824A53817478. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T49829824A53817478.en .
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Heroina isonycterina". FishBase . February 2013 version.