Isthmoheros tuyrensis

{{Short description|Species of fish}} {{Speciesbox | parent_authority = Říčan and Novák, 2016 | taxon = Isthmoheros tuyrensis | display_parents = 3 | authority = (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) | synonyms = *''Cichlasoma tuyrense'' Meek & Hildebrand, 1913 *''Amphilophus tuyrensis'' (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) *''Vieja tuyrensis'' (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) }}

'''''Isthmoheros tuyrensis''''', is a species of cichlid fish found in slow-moving freshwater habitats on the Pacific slope of eastern Panama. Before it was recognized as the only member of the genus ''Isthmoheros'', it was placed in several other genera, including ''Cichlasoma'', ''Vieja'' and others, but it is not particularly closely related to any of these. The nearest relative of ''I. tuyrensis'' is ''Talamancaheros''.<ref name=Rican2016>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.''</ref> ''I. tuyrensis'' reaches up to {{cvt|23.5|cm|in}} in standard length and eats vegetable matter and detritus.<ref name=FishBase>{{FishBase genus| genus=Isthmoheros | year=2020 | month=July }}</ref>

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Category:Heroini Category:Fish described in 1913 Category:Endemic fauna of Panama