Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Cichlasomatinae
Genus: Herichthys

(See list of species below)

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7 species (see list below)

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Photo by JJPhoto

Herichthys carpintis
[Lowland cichlid]

Photo by DATZ

Herichthys cyanoguttatus
[Rio Grande cichlid]

Photo by DATZ

Herichthys deppii
[Nautla cichlid]

Photo by DATZ

Herichthys minckleyi
[Minkley's cichlid]

Photo by Artigas Azas, J.M.

Herichthys tamasopoensis
[Tamasopo cichlid]

Photo by De la Maza-Benignos, M.

Herichthys tepehua
[]

No picture found
Central America

Herichthys teporatus
[]

7 Species of Family Cichlidae with Genus Herichthys
(Cichlids)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1899	Herichthys carpintis	Lowland cichlid	North America	17 SL
1854	Herichthys cyanoguttatus	Rio Grande cichlid	North America	30 TL
1840	Herichthys deppii	Nautla cichlid	North America	12 TL
1983	Herichthys minckleyi	Minkley's cichlid	North America	17.5 SL
1993	Herichthys tamasopoensis	Tamasopo cichlid	North America	18 TL
2014	Herichthys tepehua		Central America	13.8 SL
1903	Herichthys teporatus		Central America

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Cichlidae CichlidsSubfamily: CichlasomatinaeGenus: Herichthys(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Cichlasomatinae
Genus: Herichthys

(See list of species below)