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Herichthys steindachneri

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(Redirected from Nosferatu steindachneri) Species of fish

Herichthys steindachneri
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. steindachneri
Binomial name
Herichthys steindachneri
(D.S. Jordan & Snyder, 1899)
Synonyms

Cichlasoma steindachneri Jordan & Snyder, 1899
Nosferatu steindachneri (Jordan & Snyder, 1899)

Not to be confused with Geophagus steindachneri, a South American cichlid with the same specific name.

Herichthys steindachneri, Steindachner's cichlid, is a species of cichlid endemic to Mexico where it is found in the Tamasopo, Gallinas and Ojo Frio Rivers of the Panuco River basin. It reaches a maximum size of 40.0 centimetres (15.7 in) SL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade. The specific name honours the Austrian ichthyologist Franz Steindachner (1834-1919).

References

  1. Soto Galera, E. (2019). "Herichthys steindachneri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T169397A1276617. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T169397A1276617.en. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  2. De La Maza-Benignos, M. & Lozano-Vilano, M.d.L. (2013). "Description of three new species of the genus Herichthys (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from eastern Mexico, with redescription of H. labridens, H. steindachneri, and H. pantostictus". Zootaxa. 3734 (2): 101–129. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3734.2.1. PMID 25277902.
  3. 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. doi:10.1007/s10750-014-1891-8. hdl:10261/126238. S2CID 16769534.
  4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Herichthys steindachneri". FishBase. November 2014 version.
  5. 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 11 November 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Herichthys steindachneri


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