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Etymology: Herichthys: Greek, eri = very, a lot + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Franz Steindachner (1834–1919) was an Austrian zoologist who specialised in herpetology and ichthyology. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Jordan & Snyder.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce bentopelágico; pH range: 7.8 - 8.3. Tropical; 23°C - 29°C (Ref. 7335)

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North America: Atlantic slope of northern Mexico. Endemic to the Tamasopo, Gallinas and Ojo Frio rivers in the Panuco River basin.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 36377)

Inhabits rivers. Feeds on snails and smaller fishes. Aquarium conditions: pH=7, H=3, 25°C water temperature, carnivore, egg layer, needs plant and rock cover, not easy to raise in tanks (Ref. 6398).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

The female tends mainly for eggs and larvae.

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Kullander, Sven O. | Colaboradores

De la Maza-Benignos, M., C.P. Ornelas-García, M.d.L. Lozano-Vilano, M.E. García-Ramírez and I. Doadrio, 2015. Phylogeographic analysis of genus Herichthys (Perciformes: Cichlidae), with descriptions of Nosferatu new genus and H. tepehua n. sp. Hydrobiologia 748:201-231. (Ref. 99935)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

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Herichthys steindachneri (Jordan & Snyder, 1899)