Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Cichlinae
Genus: Herichthys

(See list of species below)


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14 species (see list below)
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North America
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Herichthys bartoni (Bean, 1892)

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Herichthys bartoni
[Barton's cichlid]

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North America
Max. Length 17 cm SL
Herichthys carpintis (Jordan & Snyder, 1899)

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Herichthys carpintis
[Lowland cichlid]

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North America
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Herichthys cyanoguttatus Baird & Girard, 1854

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Herichthys cyanoguttatus
[Rio Grande cichlid]

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North America
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Herichthys deppii (Heckel, 1840)

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Herichthys deppii
[Nautla cichlid]

Photo by Artigas Azas, J.M.

North America
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Herichthys labridens (Pellegrin, 1903)

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Herichthys labridens
[Curve-bar cichlid]

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North America
Max. Length 17.5 cm SL
Herichthys minckleyi (Kornfield & Taylor, 1983)

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Herichthys minckleyi
[Minkley's cichlid]

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Central America
Max. Length 10.9 cm SL
Herichthys molango De la Maza-Benignos & Lozano-Vilano, 2013

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Herichthys molango
[]

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Central America
Max. Length 11.2 cm SL
Herichthys pame De la Maza-Benignos & Lozano-Vilano, 2013

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Herichthys pame
[]

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North America
Max. Length 12.6 cm SL
Herichthys pantostictus (Taylor & Miller, 1983)

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Herichthys pantostictus
[Chairel cichlid]

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Central America
Max. Length 12.1 cm SL
Herichthys pratinus De la Maza-Benignos & Lozano-Vilano, 2013

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Herichthys pratinus
[]

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North America
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Herichthys steindachneri (Jordan & Snyder, 1899)

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Herichthys steindachneri
[Steindachner's cichlid]

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North America
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Herichthys tamasopoensis Artigas Azas, 1993

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Herichthys tamasopoensis
[Tamasopo cichlid]

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Central America
Max. Length 13.8 cm SL
Herichthys tepehua De la Maza-Benignos, Ornelas-García, Lozano-Vilano, García-Ramírez & Doadrio, 2014

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Herichthys tepehua
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Herichthys teporatus
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Herichthys bartoni Barton's cichlid North America 18 SL 1892
Herichthys carpintis Lowland cichlid North America 17 SL 1899
Herichthys cyanoguttatus Rio Grande cichlid North America 30 TL 1854
Herichthys deppii Nautla cichlid North America 12 TL 1840
Herichthys labridens Curve-bar cichlid North America 25 SL 1903
Herichthys minckleyi Minkley's cichlid North America 17.5 SL 1983
Herichthys molango Central America 10.9 SL 2013
Herichthys pame Central America 11.2 SL 2013
Herichthys pantostictus Chairel cichlid North America 12.6 SL 1983
Herichthys pratinus Central America 12.1 SL 2013
Herichthys steindachneri Steindachner's cichlid North America 40 SL 1899
Herichthys tamasopoensis Tamasopo cichlid North America 18 TL 1993
Herichthys tepehua Central America 13.8 SL 2014
Herichthys teporatus Central America 1903



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