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Articles:

• A colorful Jewel from Southern México, 'Cichlasoma' salvini, (1998)

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• A Visit to Dr. Robert Rush Miller, (1993)

  An account of a visit to the legendary emeritous professor of ichthyology of the University of Michigan, top authority on Central American freshwater fishes, Dr. Robert Rush Miller.

• A Visit to White Water Lagoon, (2006)

  A travelogue to Belize largest lake, the wonderful White Water Lagoon in Rio Belize, a clear water lake where the red Bay Snook Petenia splendida is found together with the red Paratheraps synspilus among lush aquatic vegetation, but how to get there?.

• La Mojarra de dos Colores, Cichlasoma bartoni Bean 1892, (1996)

  Notes on the taxonomy and natural history of this interesting cichlid, endemic from the Rioverde valley of the middle zone of the San Luis Potosi state in Panuco river drainage, Herichthys bartoni.

• La Mojarra del Desierto: Herichthys minckleyi, (1994)

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• On the balsas living diamond; "Cichlasoma" istlanum Jordan and Snyder 1899, (1991)

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• Rare Jewels of the Tehuantepec Isthmus, (1991)

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• The fishes of the Galinas River, (2012)

  An overview of the Gallinas River and its fishes. The Gallinas River drains the valley of Rascon in the Panuco River drainage in San Luis Potosi, Mexico and contains an unique fish fauna comprised of eleven native fish species, eight of which are endemic to this river.

• The forgotten Thorichthys maculipinnis, (1996)

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• The re-discovery of Paraneetroplus nebuliferum, (1991)

  Lost for the for over a century, this elusive fast flowing dweller from the Papaloapan river system in Mexico has been found again.

• The 'Cichlasoma' labridens complex, (1992)

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• Cryptoheros, The Small Central American Cichlids, (2002)

  So you want to keep Central American Cichlids and enjoy their colors and interesting behavior, but you are limited in tank space, try this group of small but beautiful and interesting species, Cryptoheros.

• Herichthys labridens, La Mojarra Caracolera, (1996)

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• Thorichthys meeki in the wild, (1995)

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• Thorichthys pasionis (Rivas 1962), the yellow meeki, (1995)

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• Thorichthys, Aquatic Treasures of the Mayan Land, (2008)

  Thorichthys, the wonderful assemblage of colorful Central American cichlids inhabiting the Mayan jungle in Central America, have been represented in the aquarium hobby by the Firemouth cichlid, Thorichthys meeki, for almost a century now. But the rest of the species in the genus have nothing less to offer than this long time favorite. Learn about their taxonomy, distribution, biology, as well as their proper aquarium care and captive breeding in this article covering all the species and their habitats.