Tomocichla

Tomocichla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Cichlinae
Genus: Tomocichla
Regan, 1908
Type species
Tomocichla underwoodi
Regan, 1908

Tomocichla is a genus of cichlids native to the Atlantic slope of Middle America from the Río Escondido drainage in Nicaragua to the rivers of Bocas del Toro, Panama.[1]

Species

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 McMahan, C.D., Matamoros, W.A., Piller, K.R. & Chakrabarty, P. (2015). "Taxonomy and systematics of the herichthyins (Cichlidae: Tribe Heroini), with the description of eight new Middle American Genera" (PDF). Zootaxa 3999 (2): 211–234. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3999.2.3.


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