Bluemouth cichlid
| Bluemouth cichlid | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Cichlinae |
| Tribe: | Heroini |
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| Species: | W. nourissati
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| Binomial name | |
| Wajpamheros nourissati (Allgayer, 1989)
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The bluemouth cichlid (Wajpamheros nourissati) is a species of cichlid fish that is endemic to the Usumacinta River basin in southern Mexico and Guatemala, where it is widely distributed in rivers, creeks and lakes.[1] This species is the only known member of its genus.[2] The specific name honours the French cichlid specialist Jean Claude Nourissat (1942-2003), who collected type of this species.[3] It reaches up to 22 cm (8.7 in) in total length.[4]
References
- ^ a b Lyons, T.J. (2019). "Wajpamheros nourissati". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T191839A2007664. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T191839A2007664.en. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ Říčan, O., Piálek, L., Dragová, K. & Novák, J. (2016): Diversity and evolution of the Middle American cichlid fishes (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with revised classification. Vertebrate Zoology, 66 (1): 1-102.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily CICHLINAE (d-w)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Wajpamheros". FishBase. July 2020 version.