Plesioheros, Perez & Malabarba & Papa, 2010
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https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-62252010000300008 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15987227 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E9D352-6A43-0173-FE94-FCF2FD31FB6E |
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Carolina |
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Plesioheros |
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gen. nov. |
† Plesioheros , new genus
Type species. † Plesioheros chauliodus , new species
Diagnosis. Heroin cichlid distinguished from other cichlid genera by the following combination of characters: premaxilla with equally sized conical teeth over the entire length of the dentigerous arm; lower jaw with anterior teeth enlarged and bearing a small subapical cusp; presence of spatulate teeth in the lower jaw; mandibular canal with five foramina; two supraneurals; 10 abdominal vertebrae with equal or higher number of caudal vertebrae; dorsal fin rays XI + 12.
Etymology. From the Greek words plesios, meaning near, and heros, after the nominotypical genus of Heroini .
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