basin of Colombia and is the type best known in the aquarium trade. It is the "true" turquoise cichlid (although if split, the scientific name Kronoheros umbriferus belongs to the Panama population) and it is also known as the blue umbee. As suggest by the names, they are densely covered in turquoise-blue spots, including some on the face and operculum. References Heroini Monotypic fish genera Freshwater fish of Colombia Magdalena River Fish of Panama Taxa named by Seth Eugene Meek Taxa named by Samuel Frederick Hildebrand Fish described in 1913