Barton's cichlid
| Barton's cichlid | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Cichlasomatinae |
| Genus: | Nosferatu |
| Species: | N. bartoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Nosferatu bartoni (T. H. Bean, 1892) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Acara bartoni Bean, 1892 | |
Barton's cichlid (Nosferatu bartoni), is a species of cichlid endemic to Mexico where it occurs in the basin of the Panuco River where it can be found in lagoons and rivers. This species can reach a length of 18 centimetres (7.1 in) SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Herichthys bartoni" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
- ↑ 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.
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