Cichlidae

Wessel's Cichlid

Chortiheros wesseli

Fish Reaching Eight Centimeters in the Atlantic Ocean

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Central America and the Caribbean
• Small
• Tropical fish

Chortiheros wesseli, commonly known as the Honduran mojarra, is a species of cichlid found in Middle America. It is endemic to fast-flowing waters of the Río Papaloteca, Río Cangrejal and Río Danto in the northern Caribbean coast of Honduras. This species is the only known member of its genus.