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Thorichthys maculipinnis (Steindachner, 1864)
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![Thorichthys maculipinnis female with her spawn at Los Caños River, San Juan Evangelista, Papaloapan Rver drainage [México] (may-2012). Eggs can be both placed on sunken leaves or rocks](../gallery/thumbs/p08340t.jpg)
![Thorichthys maculipinnis freshly collected from Obispo River, Papaloapan River drainage [México]](../gallery/thumbs/p07424t.jpg){kind=small}
![Thorichthys maculipinnis female with her spawn at Los Caños River, San Juan Evangelista, Papaloapan Rver drainage [México] (may-2012). Eggs can be both placed on sunken leaves or rocks](../gallery/thumbs/p08342t.jpg)
Original description as Heros maculipinnis:
- Steindachner, Franz. 1864. "Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Chromiden Mejico's und Central-Amerika's". Denkschriften der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. v. 23 (n. 2); 57-74 (crc00248).
Synonyms:
- Thorichthys ellioti Meek, 1904, With type locality at Motzorongo, Veracruz State, Mexico. Determiner: Artigas Azas, 1996.
Taxonomic history:
- Heros maculipinnis, Steindachner, 1864, original combination.
- Astronotus (Astronotus) maculipinnis, Eigenmann, 1893, new combination.
- Astronotus maculipinnis, Eigenmann et al, 1903, new combination.
- Heros (Heros) maculipinnis, Pellegrin, 1904, new combination.
- Thorichthys ellioti, Meek, 1904, junior synonym.
- Thorichthys maculipinnis, Artigas Azas, 1996, new combination.
Groupings:
- Feeding: Substrate pickers
- Morphology: Small cichlids
Type locality: Río Zamapa [Jamapa], Veracruz, Mexico.
Inhabited countries: Mexico (endemic).
Localities: Dos Caños River (Mexico, native), Jamapa River (Mexico), Obispo River (Mexico, native), Otapa River (Mexico, native), San Juan Evangelista River (Mexico, native).
Conservation: Thorichthys maculipinnis is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species
References:
- Artigas Azas, Juan Miguel. 1996. "The forgotten Thorichthys maculipinnis". The Cichlids Yearbooks. v. 6; pp. 68-73 (crc00935).
- Eigenmann, Carl H.. 1893. "Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Central America and Southern Mexico.". Proceeding of the United States National Museum. 53-60 (crc02506).
- Eigenmann, Carl H. & C. H. Kennedy. 1903. "On a collection of fishes from Paraguay, with a synopsis of the American genera of cichlids". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (crc00070).
- Meek, Seth Eugene. 1904. "The fresh-water fishes of Mexico north of the isthmus of Tehuantepec". Field Columbian Museum Publication. pp. 1-252 (crc00159).
- Pellegrin, Jacques. 1904. "Contribution à l'étude anatomique, biologique et taxinomique des poissons de la famille des Cichlidés - Taxinomie". Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France. pp 121-400 (crc00027) (abstract).
- Steindachner, Franz. 1864. "Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Chromiden Mejico's und Central-Amerika's". Denkschriften der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. v. 23 (n. 2); 57-74 (crc00248).
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