Herichthys tepehua
| Herichthys tepehua | |
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| Male H. tepehua from the Pantepec River Basin, Puebla, Mexico, in aquarium | |
| Conservation status | |
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Cichlasomatinae |
| Genus: | Herichthys |
| Species: | H. tepehua |
| Binomial name | |
| Herichthys tepehua De la Maza-Benignos, Ornelas-García, Lozano-Vilano, García-Ramírez & Doadrio, 2015 | |
Herichthys tepehua is a species of cichlid endemic to Mexico where it occurs in the Pantepec, Cazones, Tenixtepec, Tecolutla and Solteros River drainages in the states of Veracruz and Puebla.[1]
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Female Herichthys tepehua from the Pantepec River Basin, Puebla, Mexico showing breeding colors in the aquarium
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Herichthys tepehua from the Cazones River, Puebla, Mexico
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Freshly collected Herichthys tepehua from the Tenixtepec River in Veracruz, Mexico
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Freshly collected Herichthys tepehua from the Tecolutla River Basin
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Herichthys tepehua collected in the Solteros River
References
- ↑ De la Maza-Benignos, M., Ornelas-García, C. P., Lozano-Vilano, M.d.L., García-Ramírez, M.E. & Doadrio, I. (2015). "Phylogeographic analysis of genus Herichthys (Perciformes: Cichlidae), with descriptions of Nosferatu new genus and H. tepehua n. sp.". Hydrobiologia, 748 (1): 201–231.