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Minckley's cichlid

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Species of fish

Minckley's cichlid
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Herichthys
Species: H. minckleyi
Binomial name
Herichthys minckleyi
(Kornfield & Taylor, 1983)
Synonyms

Cichlasoma minckleyi Kornfield & Taylor, 1983

The Minckley's cichlid (Herichthys minckleyi) is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It is endemic to Cuatro Ciénegas in Coahuila, Mexico. The specific name honours the ichthyologist Wendell L. Minckley (1935-2001) of Arizona State University who studied the ecology of Cuatro Ciénegas.

References

  1. Hendrickson, D.; Mejía Guerrero, O.; Pérez‐Miranda, F. (2019). "Herichthys minckleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T4836A3012480. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T4836A3012480.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Herichthys minckleyi". FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily CICHLINAE (d-w)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Herichthys minckleyi
Cichlasoma minckleyi


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