Australoheros is a fish genus in the cichlid family. Most are restricted to rivers and streams in southeastern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and northeastern Argentina, but at least one species is also found in lakes and swamps. This genus was erected after a taxonomic revision in 2006.Nine Australoheros cichlids described in revision , Practical Fishkeeping, 2008 These are relatively small cichlids that typically do not surpass in length, although A. facetus reaches about .
Species
Four of these species were formerly included in Cichlasoma, but the rest were all described in 2006 (when the genus Australoheros was coined) or later, and placed in the correct genus from the beginning. There are currently 29 recognized species in this genus: Australoheros acaroides (R. F. Hensel, 1870) Australoheros angiru Říčan, Piáleck, Almirón & Casciotta, 2011 Australoheros autrani Ottoni & W. J. E. M. Costa, 2008 Australoheros autochthon (Günther, 1862) Australoheros barbosae Ottoni & W. J. E. M. Costa, 2008 Australoheros capixaba Ottoni, 2010 Australoheros charrua Říčan & S. O. Kullander, 2008 Australoheros facetus (Jenyns, 1842) (Chameleon cichlid) Australoheros forquilha Říčan & S. O. Kullander, 2008 Australoheros guarani Říčan & S. O. Kullander, 2008 Australoheros ipatinguensis Ottoni & W. J. E. M. Costa, 2008 Australoheros kaaygua Casciotta, Almirón & Gómez, 2006 Australoheros macacuensis Ottoni & W. J. E. M. Costa, 2008 Australoheros macaensis Ottoni & W. J. E. M. Costa, 2008 Australoheros mattosi Ottoni, 2012 Australoheros minuano Říčan & S. O. Kullander, 2008 Australoheros montanus Ottoni, 2012 Australoheros muriae Ottoni & W. J. E. M. Costa, 2008 Australoheros paraibae Ottoni & W. J. E. M. Costa, 2008 Australoheros perdi Ottoni, Lezama, Triques, Fragoso-Moura, C. C. T. Lucas & F. A. R. Barbosa, 2011 Australoheros ribeirae Ottoni, Oyakawa & W. J. E. M. Costa, 2008 Australoheros robustus Ottoni & W. J. E. M. Costa, 2008 Australoheros sanguineus Ottoni, 2013 Australoheros saquarema Ottoni & W. J. E. M. Costa, 2008 Australoheros scitulus (Říčan & S. O. Kullander, 2003) Australoheros taura Ottoni & Cheffe, 2009 Australoheros tavaresi Ottoni, 2012 Australoheros tembe (Casciotta, Gómez & Toresanni, 1995) Australoheros ykeregua Říčan, Piáleck, Almirón & Casciotta, 2011
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