Herichthys carpintis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Subfamily: | Cichlasomatinae |
Genus: | Herichthys |
Species: | H. carpintis |
Binomial name | |
Herichthys carpintis (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1899) |
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Herichthys carpintis, the lowland cichlid, pearlscale cichlid or green Texas cichlid, is a species of cichlid.
It is endemic to eastern Mexico where it occurs in the Pánuco River drainage, and the Soto La Marina River in northwestern Mexico.
It reaches a maximum size of 17 centimetres (6.7 in) SL.