Herichthys carpintis, the lowland cichlid, pearlscale cichlid, is a species of cichlid.
Herichthys carpintis | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Herichthys |
Species: | H. carpintis |
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Herichthys carpintis (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1899) | |
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It is endemic to eastern Mexico where it occurs in the Pánuco River drainage, and the Soto La Marina River in northeastern Mexico, its type locality is the Laguna del Carpinte, near Tampico in Tamaulipas, which is alluded to in the specific name.[1]
It reaches a maximum size of 17 centimetres (6.7 in) SL.[2]
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