Thorichthys

Thorichthys
Thorichthys aureus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Cichlinae
Genus: Thorichthys
Meek, 1904
Type species
Thorichthys ellioti
Meek, 1904

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.

Species

There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

  • 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

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). Species of Thorichthys in FishBase. July 2017 version.
  2. ↑ McMahan, C.D., Matamoros, W.A., Piller, K.R. & Chakrabarty, P. (2015). "Taxonomy and systematics of the herichthyins (Cichlidae: Tribe Heroini), with the description of eight new Middle American Genera" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3999 (2): 211–234. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3999.2.3.


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