Description of Thorichthys panchovillai sp. n., a new species of cichlid (Actinopterygii: Cichlidae) from the River Coatzacoalcos Basin, Mexico

Authors

  • Luis Fernando Del Moral-Flores Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Laboratorio de Zoología, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala. Av. de los Barrios No. 1, Los Reyes Iztacala, 54090 Tlalnepantla, Estado de México, México.
  • Eduardo López-Segovia Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Laboratorio de Zoología, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala. Av. de los Barrios No. 1, Los Reyes Iztacala, 54090 Tlalnepantla, Estado de México, México.
  • Tao Hernández-Arellano Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Laboratorio de Zoología, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala. Av. de los Barrios No. 1, Los Reyes Iztacala, 54090 Tlalnepantla, Estado de México, México.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v24i1.13104

Keywords:

Cichliformes, Ichthyology, Neotropics, Systematic, Taxonomy, freshwater, new species.

Abstract

Thorichthys panchovillai, new species, is described, from distinctive of the tributaries of the River Coatzacoalcos basin, Mexico. The new species is diagnosed by a set of characters: dorsal fin rays XVI, 8 – 9; anal fin rays VII, 6 – 7; pectoral fin rays, I, 11 – 12; total gill-rakers on the first branchial cleft 11 – 12; subopercular stain present although weakly intensified, it exposes a notable sexual dimorphism that distinguishes it from others: the female possess a black blotch between the fifth and sixth dorsal spine.

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Published

04/21/2017

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 1 (2017)

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Del Moral-Flores, Luis Fernando, Eduardo López-Segovia, and Tao Hernández-Arellano. 2017. “Description of Thorichthys Panchovillai Sp. N., a New Species of Cichlid (Actinopterygii: Cichlidae) from the River Coatzacoalcos Basin, Mexico”. Revista Peruana De Biología 24 (1): 3-10. https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v24i1.13104.