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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Cichlinae
Etymology: Australoheros: From the Latin word 'australis' meaning southern, and the name Heros, after the nominotypic genus of the Heroini tribe.
Tribe; saquarema: Named 'saquarema' in reference to the occurrence of this new species in the lagoon system, where it is endemic..
More on authors: Ottoni & Costa.