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Pantano Cichlid
Cincelichthys pearsei
Cincelichthys pearsei, the Pantano cichlid, is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae from the Usumacinta River basin in southern Mexico and northern Guatemala.
From the article Cincelichthys pearsei on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
It inhabits lakes and river basins where aquatic plant life is abundant. It has also been recorded in brackish water but it remains unknown whether it can tolerate such conditions for longer periods of time. It is a herbivorous fish that feeds on both aquatic and land plants and also algae.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
In human culture
The fish is named in honor of animal ecologist Arthur Sperry Pearse (1877–1956), the leader of the Yucatán expedition during which the type was collected, he was known as an "explorer of many lands and of many fields of science".
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Cincelichthys pearsei in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 623724.