Parachromis motaguensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cichliformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria Superordo: Cichlomorphae Ordo: Cichliformes

Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Cichlasomatinae
Genus: Parachromis
Species: Parachromis motaguensis

Name

Parachromis motaguensis (Günther, 1867)

Syntypes: (5) BMNH 1865.4.29.68-70 (3 or 4), 1865.6.10.12 (1). Described in more detail in Günther 1868:462, Pl. 77 (fig. 2).

Type locality: Río Motagua, Guatemala (Atlantic Slope).

Synonyms

• Heros motaguensis Günther, 1867
• Cichlasoma motaguense (Günther, 1867)
• Herichthys motaguense (Günther, 1867)

References

• Günther, A.; 1867: On the fishes of the states of Central America, founded upon specimens collected in fresh and marine waters of various parts of that country by Messrs. Salvin and Godman and Capt. J. M. Dow. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1867 (pt 3): 600–604. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Heros motaguensis in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version, accessed on September 28, 2015.
• Parachromis motaguensis – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• Parachromis motaguensis in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.