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Herichthys pame

Herichthys pame

Classification

Family
Cichlidae

Herichthys pame, previously placed in the genus Nosferatu, also known as H. labridens 'white' or mojarra caracolera blanca in Spanish, is a species of cichlid "endemic to the main stem and tributaries of the Rio Gallinas, including Rio Tamasopo, Ojo Frío, and Agua Buena, upriver from the Tamul cascade" in the Pánuco River Basin, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. "This species is distinguished by its predorsal contour being gradual and acute, not concave before eye; dorsal and ventral contours straight to moderately convex, sloping slowly; intersection with caudal peduncle inconspicuous; mouth slightly…

Distribution

(c) Mauricio De la Maza-Benignos, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC-BY-SA
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Mexico · 1