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The Texas cichlid (Herichthys cyanoguttatus), also known as the Rio Grande cichlid, is a freshwater fish of the cichlid family, and the only cichlid species that is native to the United States. It is found in the lower Rio Grande drainage in Texas near Brownsville and northeastern Mexico .
Herichthys is a genus of cichlid fishes native to North and Central America.Most are endemic to Mexico, but H. cyanoguttatus is also found in southern Texas (United States), and has been introduced to central Texas and Florida.
Cichlids are one of the largest vertebrate families in the world. They are most diverse in Africa and South America. Africa alone is host to at least an estimated 1,600 species. [19] Central America and Mexico have about 120 species, as far north as the Rio Grande in South Texas.
The redspotted sunfish is a freshwater fish that can be found throughout the Mississippi River Valley.The distribution spreads north into Illinois and to the Ohio River, west into Texas and to Oklahoma's Red River, and east to the Chattahoochee River in Georgia. [5]
Texas cichlid, Rio Grande cichlid: Herichthys cyanoguttatus: 30 cm (12 in) T-bar cichlid: Amatitlania sajica: 9 cm (3.5 in) Wolf cichlid: Parachromis dovii: 72 cm (28 in) Yellowjacket cichlid: Parachromis friedrichsthalii: 28 cm (11 in) False yellowjacket cichlid: Parachromis motaguensis: 30 cm (12 in)
He also mentions “bass” and describes the spawning beds of the Rio Grande (Texas) Cichlid, with a picture of one that he caught. This fish is also called the “Rio Grande Perch.” [33] A fish common from the lower to the upper reaches of Shoal Creek is the Texas mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis. The City of Austin introduces it for mosquito ...
Adult Cichla orinocensis is easily recognized by its three large gold-edged spots (not bars) on the side of the body [2]. The speckled peacock bass is the largest species and can grow to 1 m (3.3 ft) in length, and may be the largest of all cichlid fishes.
Page information; Cite this page; Get shortened URL; Download QR code; ... Herichthys carpintis, the lowland cichlid, pearlscale cichlid, is a species of cichlid.