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Thorichthys Cichlids
Thorichthys
Thorichthys is a genus of cichlids. It is found in Atlantic slope of Middle America from Chachalacas River area in Mexico, south to the Motagua River drainage in Guatemala and Honduras. They have somewhat pointy heads and stripes down their body, and tend to inhabit slow-moving or standing water. The best-known species is Thorichthys meeki, the firemouth cichlid. Members of Thorichthys do not exceed 17 cm (6.7 in), making them popular aquarium fish.
9 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 9 known species
Firemouth Cichlid
speciesThorichthys meeki
Spotcheek Cichlid
speciesThorichthys maculipinnis
Yellow Cichlid
speciesThorichthys helleri
Golden Cichlid
speciesThorichthys affinis
Blackgullet Cichlid
speciesThorichthys pasionis
Blue Flash Cichlid
speciesThorichthys aureus
Thorichthys panchovillai
speciesThorichthys panchovillai
Chiapas Cichlid
speciesThorichthys socolofi
San Domingo Cichlid
speciesThorichthys callolepis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 92509.