Adult in the aquarium
An adult of Parachromis motaguensis male from Rio Blanco [Honduras], in the aquarium of Morrell Devlin,USA, Dic-2007. Photo by Morrell Devlin. determiner Juan Miguel Artigas Azas

Family
Cichlidae

Sub-family
Cichlinae

Tribe
Therapsini

Genus
Parachromis


Last updated on:
24-Dec-2007

Parachromis motaguensis (Günther, 1867)

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Original description as Heros motaguensis:

ZooBank:CA218E29-38AC-49B3-9E57-F33C091E14DF.

  • Günther, Albert C. L. G. 1867. "On the fishes of the states of Central America, founded upon specimens collected in fresh and marine waters of various parts of that country by Messrs. Salvin and Godman and Capt. J. M. Dow". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1866:600-604 (crc00014)

Conservation: Parachromis motaguensis is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (LC) least concern (2019).