Bluemouth cichlid | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Subfamily: | Cichlinae |
Tribe: | Heroini |
Genus: | Wajpamheros |
Species: | W. nourissati
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Binomial name | |
Wajpamheros nourissati (
Allgayer, 1989)
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Synonyms | |
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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]
Bluemouth cichlid | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Subfamily: | Cichlinae |
Tribe: | Heroini |
Genus: | Wajpamheros |
Species: | W. nourissati
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Binomial name | |
Wajpamheros nourissati (
Allgayer, 1989)
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Synonyms | |
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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]