Unterfamilie
Cichlinae
Tribus
Heroini
Gattung
Herichthys
Status
valide
Verwalter
Juan Miguel Artigas Azas
Veröffentlicht
23-Sep-2004
Zuletzt aktualisiert am :
23-Sep-2004
Herichthys bartoni (Bean, 1892)
Erstbeschreibung als Acara bartoni:
- Bean, Tarleton Hoffman. 1892. "Notes on fishes collected in Mexico by Prof. Alfredo Dugès, with descriptions of new species". Proceeding of the United States National Museum. pp. 283-287 (crc00239).
Taxonomische Geschichte:
- Acara bartoni, Bean, 1892, ursprüngliche Kombination.
- Cichlasoma (Cichlasoma) bartoni, Jordan et al, 1896, neue Kombination.
- Cichlasoma bartoni, Meek, 1904, neue Kombination.
- Cichlosoma (Parapetenia) bartoni, Regan, 1905, neue Kombination.
- Parapetenia bartoni, Jordan et al, 1930, neue Kombination.
- Herichthys bartoni, Kullander, 1996, neue Kombination.
- Nandopsis bartoni, Burgess, 2000, neue Kombination.
- “Cichlasoma” bartoni, Miller, 2005, neue Kombination.
Gruppierungen:
- Morphologie: Medium sized cichlids
- Breeding: Cave spawners
Etymologie: Named by the author after his brother the ichthyologist Barton A. Bean (1860-1947), assistant curator of ichthyology at the U.S. National Museum.
Größe: About 18 cm TL in adult males and 12 cm in adult females in the wild, which is attained in about 3 years, normally a small grower.
Populärbezeichnungen: Mojarra caracolera (MX).
Typusfundort: Huasteca Potosina, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
Verbreitung: Endemic to springs in the Rioverde valley; Pánuco drainage; San Luis Potosí, México (Artigas Azas, 1994).
Bewohnte Länder: Mexico (endemic).
Lebensraum: Clear water springs; Temperature 25-28C; pH 7.5+, very hard water (Artigas Azas, 1994).
Fundorte: Rioverde Valley (Mexico, native).
Ernährung: Decaying leaves, detritus, snails (Artigas Azas, 1994).
Fortpflanzung: All around the year, they dig caves at muddy walls of springs, biparental care of fry (Artigas Azas, 1994).
Aquaristik: Very aggressive. Tank at least 400 lt. in size, but much larger advisable. They don't normally eat or bull (outside breeding time) smaller fish, but are extremely aggressive when breeding. Are voracious eaters that accept any cichlid food. Breeds readily if the proper conditions are given. Caves are preferred, flowerpots of large diameter PVC pipes accepted (Artigas Azas, 1994).
Artenschutz: Herichthys bartoni wurde durch die Internationale Union für die Erhaltung der Natur (IUZN) in der Roten Liste bedrohter Arten bewertet als (VU) potentiell gefährdet (1996). Listed in the Mexican Official Norm NOM-059-ECOL-2001 with classification A (In danger of extinction). Some springs where it historically inhabited have been drought up in recent years.
Bemerkungen: A young arrival in the aquarium hobby, probably the first captive specimens were kept in the 1980s. It has gained increasing popularity because of its wonderful breeding coloration and readiness to reproduce.
Literatur:
- Artigas Azas, Juan Miguel. 1994. "La Mojarra de dos Colores, Cichlasoma bartoni Bean 1892 - Part I, Natural History". Cichlid News Magazine (crc00438).
- Bean, Tarleton Hoffman. 1892. "Notes on fishes collected in Mexico by Prof. Alfredo Dugès, with descriptions of new species". Proceeding of the United States National Museum. pp. 283-287 (crc00239).
- Jordan, David Starr & B.W. Evermann. 1896. "Checklist of the fishes and fish like vertebrates of North and Middle America". Report of the Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries. XXI: 207-584 (crc02517).
- Jordan, David Starr & B.W. Evermann & H.W. Clark. 1930. "Checklist of the fishes and fishlike vertebrates of North and Middle America. Appendix X. ". Report of the US Commissioner of Fisheries. 416-424 (crc02509).
- Kullander, Sven. 1996. "Heroina isonycterina, a new species of cichlid fish from Western Amazonia, with comments on cichlasomine systematics". Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwaters. v. 7(n. 2), pp. 149-172 (crc01223) (Kurzfassung).
- Meek, Seth Eugene. 1904. "The fresh-water fishes of Mexico north of the isthmus of Tehuantepec". Field Columbian Museum Publication. pp. 1-252 (crc00159).
- Miller, Robert Rush. 2005. "Freshwater Fishes of Mexico". University of Chicago Press, Chicago. pp. 1-524 (crc01245).
- Regan, Charles Tate. 1905. "A revision of the fishes of the American cichlid genus Cichlosoma and of the allied genera". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (Ser. 7) vol. 16; pp 60-77; 225-243; 316-340; 433-445 (crc00042).
Anführung:
Artigas Azas, Juan Miguel. (September 23, 2004). "Herichthys bartoni (Bean, 1892)". Der Cichlid Room Companion. Abgerufen am Juni 18, 2013, von: http://www.cichlidae.com/gallery/species.php?id=204&content=profile&lang=de.
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