Male in the aquarium
A male of Vieja breidohri in the aquarium of Morrell Devlin [USA]. Photo by Morrell Devlin. determiner Juan Miguel Artigas Azas

Family
Cichlidae

Sub-family
Cichlinae

Tribe
Therapsini

Genus
Vieja


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Last updated on:
19-Feb-2019

Vieja breidohri (Werner & Stawikowski, 1987)


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Original description as Paratheraps breidohri:

ZooBank:D0FA24C9-119A-46C6-8BD9-DC218F2119B2.

  • Werner, Uwe & Rainer Stawikowski. 1987. "Ein neuer Buntbarsch aus Südmexiko: Paratheraps breidohri gen. nov., spec. nov". Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift (DATZ). 41(1):20-23 (crc00023)

Conservation: Vieja breidohri is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (DD) data deficient (2018). Given the very small distribution area of this species, it requires special concern. In recent years the upper Grijalva River has suffered the introduction of many exotic species, many of which are translocations from other areas of southern Mexico (Miller, 2005:360; Gonzáles-Días et al., 2008). It is yet to be seen the extent of the negative effect this will bring in V. breidohri.