Cryptoheros


Cryptoheros is a small genus of cichlid fishes from Central America and southeast Mexico. The genus formerly contained 9 species that had been included within the genus Archocentrus. The convict cichlid has sometimes been placed within the genus Cryptoheros as well, but is now considered a member of the genus Amatitlania. Several other species such as Amatitlania septemfasciata and Amatitlania sajica had also once been included within Cryptoheros.

Species

There have been four recognized species in this genus:

C. panamenis had been placed within the subgenus Panamius within Cryptoheros. However, genetic analysis by Říčan, et al. revealed that C. panamensis is not closely related to the other species that had been included in Cryptoheros and so Panamius has been elevated to a full genus with the C. panamensis moved to that genus.