Genus

Mesoheros

Mesoheros is a cichlid genus represented by 4 species in The Amazon Basin in this atlas, mapped from 62 field and museum records. A full researched overview of the genus is on the way; meanwhile, explore where each species lives below.

Species in atlas
4
Records
62
Recorded depth
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Type species
Mesoheros festae — described as Heros festae Boulenger 1899

Where the genus has been recorded

62 georeferenced records (GBIF) across 4 species. Filter the cloud to a single species, or switch to satellite imagery.

62 records

Occurrence records: GBIF.org. Each point is a georeferenced observation or museum specimen.

The 4 species

Every species in the genus recorded in this atlas. 4 have full researched profiles; all link to their distribution and water tolerances.

(Regan, 1912)

52 records

7 records

(Eigenmann, 1922)

2 records

(Boulenger, 1899)

Red Terror, Guayas cichlid, Festae cichlid

1 record

Across the waters

The lakes and rivers in this atlas where the genus has been recorded, with how many of its species each holds.

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