Genera list

Thorichthys

Thorichthys affinis
affinis

Thorichthys aureus
aureus

Thorichthys callolepis
callolepis

Thorichthys helleri
helleri

Thorichthys maculipinnis
maculipinnis

Thorichthys meeki
meeki

Thorichthys pasionis
pasionis

Thorichthys socolofi
socolofi

Thorichthys sp. 'mixteco'
sp. 'mixteco'

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Sub-family
Cichlinae

Tribe
Heroini

Genus
Thorichthys

Status
undescribed


Last updated on :
16-Jun-2012

Male with fry at Río Carolino Thorichthys sp. 'mixteco' male with fry at Rio Carolino, Coatzacoalcos river system [México].Photo by Juan Miguel Artigas Azas. (09-May-2008). determiner Juan Miguel Artigas Azas.

Thorichthys sp. 'mixteco'

Female of the so called "green mixteco" geographical variety of Thorichthys sp. 'mixteco' in a yet weak breeding dress inspecting her wrigglers, placed under a sunken leaf at the shallows of the Uxpanapa River, Coatzacoalcos River drainage east of El Diez [México]
Thorichthys sp. 'mixteco' female in dominant coloration at the Grande River, Coatzacoalcos drainage [México]. The vertical black bars intensify in dominant coloration, the color intensifies as well. When breeding however, the color normally washes out and just the contrasting black bars on a clear background remain
Thorichthys sp. 'mixteco' males establish territories and court passing females with extended fins in a slightly head-standing pose. Interested females approach and court males by extending their fins and circle them. This picture was taken in the Grande River, Coatzacoalcos drainage [México]
Thorichthys sp. 'mixteco' female in dominant coloration at the Grande River, Coatzacoalcos River drainage [México]
Female of the so called "green mixteco" geographical variety of Thorichthys sp. 'mixteco' in dominant coloration at the headwaters of the Uxpanapa River, Coatzacoalcos River drainage east of El Diez [México]. Note the absence of the mid-dorsal black blotch found in females of other populations of this species

Groupings:

Etymology: The species has not been officialy described. The provisional name Mixteco was coined as it refers to a Mesoamerican people from the state of Oaxaca in Mexico, where the fish inhabits.

Inhabited countries: Mexico (endemic).

Localities: Río Chalchijiapan (Mexico, native), Rio Grande (Mexico, native), Río Solosuchil (Mexico, native), Uxpanapa River (Mexico, native).

Conservation: Thorichthys sp. 'mixteco' is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species


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