Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Cichlasomatinae
Genus: Thorichthys

(See list of species below)

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8 species (see list below)

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Thorichthys affinis
[Yellow meeki]

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Thorichthys aureus
[Blue flash]

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Thorichthys callolepis
[San Domingo cichlid]

Photo by Artigas Azas, J.M.

Thorichthys helleri
[Yellow cichlid]

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Thorichthys maculipinnis
[]

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Thorichthys meeki
[Firemouth cichlid]

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Thorichthys pasionis
[Blackgullet cichlid]

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Thorichthys socolofi
[Chiapas cichlid]

8 Species of Family Cichlidae with Genus Thorichthys
(Cichlids)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1862	Thorichthys affinis	Yellow meeki	Central America	14 SL
1862	Thorichthys aureus	Blue flash	Central America	15 SL
1904	Thorichthys callolepis	San Domingo cichlid	Central America	14 SL
1864	Thorichthys helleri	Yellow cichlid	Central America	14.5 SL
1864	Thorichthys maculipinnis		Central America	15 SL
1918	Thorichthys meeki	Firemouth cichlid	Central America	17 TL
1962	Thorichthys pasionis	Blackgullet cichlid	Central America	17 SL
1984	Thorichthys socolofi	Chiapas cichlid	Central America	7.9 SL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Cichlidae CichlidsSubfamily: CichlasomatinaeGenus: Thorichthys(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Cichlasomatinae
Genus: Thorichthys

(See list of species below)