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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.
Common names of fish can refer to a single species; to an entire group of species, such as a genus or family; or to multiple unrelated species or groups.Ambiguous common names are accompanied by their possible meanings.
Fauna of the Rio Grande Valleys — animals native to the 3 valley sections of the Rio Grande−Rio Bravo, a major river in northeastern Mexico and the United States.; The three ecologically distinct sections of the Rio Grande−Rio Bravo river valleys are located in: western−central New Mexico (U.S.); along the border of southwestern Texas (U.S.) and northern Chihuahua state (Mexico); and ...
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.
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)
There are two families within the Cichliformes; the convict blennies are a small family consisting of a single genus and two species, while the cichlids are one of the largest vertebrate families with over 202 genera and more than 1700 species. It is molecular data which placed the two seemingly dissimilar families in the same taxon.
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 ...