firemouth cichlid

Thorichthys meeki

Fish Reaching Seventeen Centimeters in the Atlantic Ocean

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
Medium
Tropical fish

The firemouth cichlid (Thorichthys meeki) is a species of cichlid fish native to Central America. They occur in rivers of the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico, south through Belize and into northern Guatemala. Their natural habitat is typically shallow, slow-moving, often turbid, water with a pH of 6.5 - 8.0.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cichlids and Allies
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Thorichthys
Maximum length: 17 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Central America: Atlantic slope, in the Usumacinta River drainage, the Belize River drainage, and near Progreso, in Mexico, Guatemala and Belize.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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