Herichthys tamasopoensis Artigas Azas, 1993
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Herichthys tamasopoensis, also known as the Tamasopo cichlid, is a species of cichlid endemic to the Tamasopo River of the Panuco River in San Luis Potosí state of central-eastern Mexico. The Tamasopo is a tributary of the Panuco River.
It reaches a maximum size of 18.0 centimetres (7.1 in) TL.
Wikipedia contributors, Herichthys tamasopoensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:47:29.835260+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Herichthys tamasopoensis Artigas Azas, 1993
- Name authority
- Artigas Azas, 1993
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Herichthys
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCichliformes
- familyCichlidae Bonaparte, 1835
- subfamilyCichlinae Bonaparte, 1835
- genusHerichthys Baird & Girard, 1854
- speciesHerichthys tamasopoensis Artigas Azas, 1993
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Herichthys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Herichthys bartoni (Bean, 1892) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Herichthys labridens (Pellegrin, 1903) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Herichthys minckleyi (Kornfield & Taylor, 1983) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Herichthys pame De la Maza-Benignos & Lozano-Vilano, 2013 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Herichthys pantostictus (Taylor & Miller, 1983) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Herichthys deppii (Heckel, 1840) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Herichthys carpintis (Jordan & Snyder, 1899) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Herichthys cyanoguttatus Baird & Girard, 1854 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Herichthys molango De la Maza-Benignos & Lozano-Vilano, 2013 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Herichthys pratinus De la Maza-Benignos & Lozano-Vilano, 2013 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Herichthys steindachneri (Jordan & Snyder, 1899) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Herichthys tepehua De la Maza-Benignos, Ornelas-García, Lozano-Vilano, García-Ramírez & Doadrio, 2014 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cichlasoma tamasopoensis (Artigas Azas, 1993) (Artigas Azas, 1993) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Artigas Azas, J. M. (1993). Herichthys tamasopoensis n. sp., a new cichlid from México (Pisces, Cichlidae). The Cichlids Yearbook, 3: 65–70. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3KYX4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.