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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.
It is related to the Texas cichlid, with which it forms viable hybrid offspring. These hybrids are an invasive species in Louisiana. [2] Distribution and habitat.
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The largest species in the genus, the speckled peacock bass (C. temensis), reaches up to 13 kg (29 lb) in weight and 1 m (3.3 ft) in length, possibly making it the largest species of cichlid [16] (others suggest that record goes to the African giant cichlid, Boulengerochromis microlepis). [17] Other peacock bass species are smaller. [18]
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