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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Cichlinae
Etymology: Chortiheros: Named after the Ch’orti’ people, an indigenous Maya people of southeastern Guatemala, northwestern Honduras, and northern El Salvador, and after whom also the Chortis Block as one of the main geological components of Middle America is named and to whose northern part the new genus is the oldest and most isolated endemic lineage; thus the name Chorti is combined with the old cichlid genus name Heros (meaning hero), referring to the hero of the Chortis.
Eponymy: Named after the Ch’orti’ people, an indigenous Maya people of southeastern Guatemala, northwestern Honduras and northern El Salvador, and for whom the Chortis Block (one of the main geological components of Middle America) is named and to whose [...] Richard ‘Rusty’ Wessel is a cichlid aquarist and, according to Miller, a “…dedicated amateur naturalist devoted to gathering information on the ecology, behaviour, and identification of Middle American cichlids. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
; zoet water benthopelagisch. Tropical
Central America: Atlantic slope, in the Papaloteca River basin, Honduras.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 36377)
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Říčan, O., L. Piálek, K. Dragová and J. Novák, 2016. Diversity and evolution of the Middle American cichlid fishes (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with revised classification. Verteb. Zool. 66(1):1-102. (Ref. 114771)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Harmless
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01445 (0.00665 - 0.03141), b=3.08 (2.90 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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