Thorichthys
| Thorichthys | |
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| Thorichthys meeki | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Cichlasomatinae |
| Genus: | Thorichthys Meek, 1904 |
| Type species | |
| Thorichthys ellioti Meek, 1904 | |
Thorichthys is a genus of cichlids from Mexico and northern Central America. They have somewhat pointy heads and stripes down their body, and tend to inhabit slow-moving or standing water. The best-known species is Thorichthys meeki, the firemouth cichlid. Members of Thorichthys rarely exceed 6 inches (15 cm), making them popular aquarium fish. The genus was first described in 1904, but was changed to a subgenus of Cichlasoma in 1907. As of 1996, it is again considered to be its own genus.
Species
There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Thorichthys affinis (Günther, 1862) (Yellow meeki)
- Thorichthys aureus (Günther, 1862) (Blue flash)
- Thorichthys callolepis (Regan, 1904) (San Domingo cichlid)
- Thorichthys ellioti Meek, 1904
- Thorichthys helleri (Steindachner, 1864) (Yellow cichlid)
- Thorichthys meeki Brind, 1918 (Firemouth Cichlid)
- Thorichthys pasionis (Rivas, 1962) (Blackgullet cichlid)
- Thorichthys socolofi (R. R. Miller & J. N. Taylor, 1984) (Chiapas cichlid)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Thorichthys in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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