Kronoheros sp. "Choco"

1 cited source

IUCNNOT EVALUATED
NEnot on the EX–LC scale
CARESNOT LISTED
Genus type speciesKronoheros umbriferdescribed as Cichlasoma umbriferum Meek & Hildebrand 1913
DietNot documented for this form
BreedingSubstrate spawner (genus-typical)
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Kronoheros sp. "Choco" is an undescribed cichlid from the Choco region of Colombia. A German aquarium magazine reports it from the Rio Atrato and says it was reintroduced to the hobby in 2019. It has no formal description, so it has no valid name, authority or year.

What's in the name

Kronoheros sp. "Choco" — kroh-noh-HEER-ohs sp. CHOH-koh

Descriptive nameA descriptive epithet — neither an eponym nor a place name.
Kronoheros
  • kronoherosGreek — a genus of heroine cichlids; the name's derivation is not documented in the atlas's sources
"Choco"
  • Chocotrade label — a trade label for the Choco region of Colombia

Taxonomy & naming

Kronoheros sp. "Choco" is a trade label for an undescribed Kronoheros, named for the Choco region of western Colombia. A DATZ article places it in the Rio Atrato. The form is undescribed, and its identity and range are not documented in the sources behind the atlas.

Morphology

No description of colour or pattern is recorded for this form. Aqua Haus Gaus lists it at 1.5–2 in, a juvenile size.

Habitat

The hobby record places the form in the Rio Atrato of the Choco, Colombia. Genus-level: Kronoheros are heroine cichlids of the Pacific slope of Colombia and Panama.

Feeding

Not documented for this form.

Mating

Not documented for this form.

Breeding

Not documented for this form. Genus-level: heroine cichlids of this kind are substrate spawners with biparental care.

In the aquarium

The DATZ article says the form was reintroduced to the hobby in 2019, and Aqua Haus Gaus sells it as juveniles. No care data are recorded for the form itself.

Conservation

An undescribed form has no IUCN category, and none is claimed here. Population and range data for it are not documented in the atlas's sources.

Common questions

Kronoheros sp. "Choco": where does it come from?
It is recorded from Colombia.

Sources

  1. Aqua Haus Gaus trade listing: kronoheros-sp-choco-4-5cm
  2. DATZ: Platzhirsche aus Kolumbien: Kronoheros sp. "Choco"

Last reviewed 2026-10-05.

How to cite

Aquarist Atlas (2026). Kronoheros sp. "Choco". Aquarist Atlas. https://www.aquaristatlas.com/species/kronoheros-sp-choco/

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