Herichthys pantostictus, the Chairel cichlid or Atezca cichlid, is a species of cichlid native to the Panuco River drainage of Mexico's Atlantic coast where it is mostly found in moderately fast flowing rivers, slightly brackish, murky lakes and lagoons along the coast.[2][3] A lacustrine form, formerly described as Herichthys molango and endemic to "Laguna Atezca" in the municipality of Molango, has now been extirpated by introduced species.[4] The species reaches a maximum size of 12.6 centimetres (5 in) SL though most do not exceed 5.6 centimetres (2.2 in), and can also be found in the aquarium trade.[5]
| Herichthys pantostictus | |
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| Herichthys molango | |
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| Herichthys pratinus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Herichthys |
| Species: | H. pantostictus
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| Herichthys pantostictus (J. N. Taylor & R. R. Miller, 1983)
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References
edit- ^ Soto Galera, E. (2019). "Herichthys pantostictus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T4837A3012515. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T4837A3012515.en. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ De la Maza-Benignos, M.; Ornelas-García, C. P.; Lozano-Vilano, M.d.L.; García-Ramírez, M.E. & Doadio, 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.
- ^ Díaz-Pardo, E.; Pineda-López, R.; Gutiérrez-Hernández, A. (2002). "Natural history of Cichlasoma labridens (Teleostei: Cichlidae), a Mexican species in danger of extinction". In Lozano-Vilano, M.d.L. (ed.). Libro Jubilar en Honor al Dr. Salvador Contreras Balderas. Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico. pp. 223–240.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Herichthys pantostictus". FishBase. November 2014 version.
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