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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.
The "red Texas cichlid" is not a Texas cichlid (Herichthys cyanoguttatus) but a cross-genus hybrid of Herichthys and Amphilophus parents. Some cichlids readily hybridize with related species, both in the wild and under artificial conditions. [113] Other groups of fishes, such as European cyprinids, also hybridize. [114]
Pages in category "Cichlid fish of North America" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... Texas cichlid This page was last ...
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has released nearly 1 billion saltwater fish into Texas bays over the last 40 years — an effort to revitalize historic fisheries and recover native fish ...
Herichthys carpintis, the lowland cichlid, pearlscale cichlid, is a species of cichlid. Taxonomy. It is related to the Texas cichlid, with ...