Thorichthys
| Thorichthys | |
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| Thorichthys aureus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Heroini |
| Genus: | Thorichthys Meek, 1904 |
| Type species | |
| Thorichthys ellioti Meek, 1904
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Thorichthys is a genus of cichlids. It is found in Atlantic slope of Middle America from Chachalacas River area in Mexico, south to the Motagua River drainage in Guatemala and Honduras. 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 do not exceed 17 cm (6.7 in),[1] making them popular aquarium fish. They are most closely related to Salvin's cichlid of the genus Trichromis.[2]
Species
There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:[1][3]
- Thorichthys affinis (Günther, 1862) (Yellow meeki)
- Thorichthys aureus (Günther, 1862) (Blue flash)
- Thorichthys callolepis (Regan, 1904) (San Domingo cichlid)
- Thorichthys helleri (Steindachner, 1864) (Yellow cichlid)
- Thorichthys maculipinnis (Steindachner, 1864)
- Thorichthys meeki Brind, 1918 (Firemouth cichlid)
- Thorichthys panchovillai Moral-Flores, López-Segovia & Hernández-Arellano, 2017
- Thorichthys pasionis (Rivas, 1962) (Blackgullet cichlid)
- Thorichthys socolofi (R. R. Miller & J. N. Taylor, 1984) (Chiapas cichlid)
References
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Thorichthys". FishBase. July 2017 version.
- ^ Říčan, O., Piálek, L., Dragová, K. & Novák, J. (2016). "Diversity and evolution of the Middle American cichlid fishes (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with revised classification" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 66 (1): 1–102. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Taxonomy and systematics of the herichthyins (Cichlidae: Tribe Heroini), with the description of eight new Middle American Genera" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3999 (2): 211–234. 2015. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3999.2.3. PMID 26623572.
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