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Common names: Lowland cichlid, Mojarra tampiqueña
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Widespread in the Rio Panuco and Rio Soto la Marina basins (Ref. 7335). Also Ref. 36377.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Conkel, D., 1993
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Mojarra tampiqueña, 匠丽体鱼, Texasinkirjoahven, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Actinopteri (ray-finned fishes) > Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Cichlasomatinae
Etymology: Herichthys: Greek, eri = very, a lot + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335). More on authors: Jordan & Snyder.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 7.0 - 8.0; dH range: 9 - 20. Tropical; 23°C - 33°C (Ref. 7335)

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North America: Atlantic slope, Panuco River drainage, and Soto La Marina River in Mexico.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36377)

Occurs in both fast flowing rivers and still waters (Stawikowski & Werner, 1998).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Both parents tend the clutch; female takes care for the eggs, male defends the territory.

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Kullander, Sven O. | Collaborators

Kullander, S.O., 2003. Cichlidae (Cichlids). p. 605-654. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 36377)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 123251)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 19 September 2018

CITES (Ref. 123416)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805): PD₅₀ = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02138 (0.00945 - 0.04839), b=3.11 (2.92 - 3.30), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this Subfamily-BS (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.2 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (11 of 100) .

Entered by Casal, Christine Marie V.

Modified by Torres, Armi G.

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