Rocio

For the pilgrimage in Spain, see Romería de El Rocío.

Rocio

Rocio octofasciata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Subfamily:	Cichlasomatinae
Genus:	Rocio Schmitter-Soto, 2007

Rocio is a small genus of cichlid fishes from Mexico and northern Central America. The genus currently contains 3 species. It was established in 2007 as the genus for the Jack Dempsey and its close relatives.^[1]

Species

Rocio gemmata, Schmitter-Soto, 2007 – from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Rocio ocotal, Schmitter-Soto, 2007 – from Lake Ocotal, Mexico
Jack Dempsey, Rocio octofasciata, Regan, 1903 – from Honduras to southern Mexico

References

^ "Convict and Jack Dempsey placed in new genera". Archived from the original on 2007-12-28. http://web.archive.org/web/20071228234519/http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/item.php?news=1399. Retrieved 2008-06-27.

Rocio, means: Dew of the morning for Spanish countries,freshness and youth.