Heroini
Heroini is a fish tribe from the Cichlasomatinae subfamily in the cichlid family. All cichlids native to the Greater Antilles, United States, Mexico and northern Central America are members of this tribe. It also includes most cichlid species in southern Central America and several species from South America. A large percentage of its species were formerly placed in the genus Cichlasoma, but have since been moved to other genera.
In other classifications the tribe Heroini is placed in the subfamily Cichlinae.Genera
This tribe include about 35 genus and 160 species:
- Amatitlania Schmitter-Soto, 2007
- Amphilophus Agassiz, 1859
- Archocentrus Gill, 1877
- Astatheros Pellegrin, 1904
- Australoheros Říčan & Kullander, 2006
- Caquetaia Fowler, 1945
- Chiapaheros McMahan & Piller, 2015
- Chocoheros Říčan & Piálek, 2016
- Chortiheros Říčan & Piálek, 2016
- Cincelichthys McMahan & Piller, 2015
- Cryptoheros Allgayer, 2001
- Darienheros Říčan & Novák 2016
- Herichthys Baird & Girard, 1854
- Heroina Kullander, 1996
- Heros Heckel, 1840
- Herotilapia Pellegrin, 1904
- Hoplarchus Kaup, 1860
- Hypselecara Kullander, 1986
- Hypsophrys Agassiz, 1859
- Isthmoheros
- Kihnichthys McMahan & Matamoros, 2015
- Kronoheros Říčan & Piálek, 2016
- Maskaheros McMahan & Piller, 2015
- Mayaheros Říčan & Piálek, 2016
- Mesoheros McMahan & Chakrabarty, 2015
- Mesonauta Günther, 1867
- Nandopsis Gill, 1862
- Nosferatu De la Maza-Benignos, Ornelas-García, Lozano-Vilano, García-Ramírez & Doadrio, 2015
- Oscura McMahan & Chakrabarty, 2015
- Parachromis Agassiz, 1859
- Paraneetroplus Regan, 1905
- Petenia Günther, 1862
- Pterophyllum Heckel, 1840
- Rheoheros McMahan & Matamoros, 2015
- Rocio Schmitter-Soto, 2007
- Symphysodon Heckel, 1840
- Theraps Günther, 1862
- Thorichthys Meek, 1904
- Tomocichla Regan, 1908
- Trichromis McMahan & Chakrabarty, 2015
- Uaru Heckel, 1840
- Vieja Fernández-Yépez, 1969
- Wajpamheros'' Říčan & Piálek, 2016
