Nosferatu steindachneri

Nosferatu steindachneri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Cichlasomatinae
Genus: Nosferatu
Species: N. steindachneri
Binomial name
Nosferatu steindachneri
(D.S. Jordan & Snyder, 1899)
Synonyms

Cichlasoma steindachneri Jordan & Snyder, 1899
Herichthys steindachneri Jordan & Snyder, 1899

Nosferatu steindachneri, Steindachner's cichlid, is a species of cichlid endemic to Mexico where it is found in the Tamasopo, Gallinas and Ojo Frio Rivers of the Panuco River basin.[1][2] It reaches a maximum size of 40.0 centimetres (15.7 in) SL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[3]

References

  1. De La Maza-Benignos, M. & Lozano-Vilano, M.d.L. (2013). "Description of three new species of the genus Herichthys (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from eastern Mexico, with redescription of H. labridens, H. steindachneri, and H. pantostictus". Zootaxa 3734 (2): 101–129. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3734.2.1.
  2. De la Maza-Benignos, M., Ornelas-García, C. P., Lozano-Vilano, M.d.L., García-Ramírez, M.E. & Doadrio, I. (2015). "Phylogeographic analysis of genus Herichthys (Perciformes: Cichlidae), with descriptions of Nosferatu new genus and H. tepehua n. sp." (PDF). Hydrobiologia 748 (1): 201–231. doi:10.1007/s10750-014-1891-8.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Herichthys steindachneri" in FishBase. November 2014 version.


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