Kronoheros

Taxonavigation: Cichliformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria Superordo: Cichlomorphae Ordo: Cichliformes

Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Cichlasomatinae
Genus: Kronoheros
Species: K. umbriferus

Name

Kronoheros Říčan & Piálek, 2016

• Type species: Cichlasoma umbriferum Meek & Hildebrand, 1913

Etymology: Named after Kronos (Greek: Κρόνος, krónos), the leader of the first generation of Titans (the descendants of Uranus and Gaia) of Greek mythology that preceded the Olympian deities, in combination with the old cichlid genus name Heros (meaning hero). Gender: masculine. The name is given after the leader of the Titans because Kronoheros attains the largest body size among Neotropical cichlids.

References

• Meek, S.E. & Hildebrand, S.F. 1913. New species of fishes from Panama. Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series 10(8): 77–91. BHL Reference page. 
• Říčan, O., Piálek, L., Dragová, K. & Novák, J. 2016. Diversity and evolution of the Middle American cichlid fishes (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with revised classification. Vertebrate Zoology 66(1): 1–102. PDF. Reference page.