Nosferatu pantostictus

Nosferatu pantostictus, the Chairel cichlid, is a species of cichlid native to the Panuco River drainage of Mexico's Atlantic coast where it is mostly found in moderately fast flowing rivers, slightly brackish, murky lakes and lagoons along the coast.[2][3] It reaches a maximum size of 12.6 centimetres (5.0 in) SL though most do not exceed 5.6 centimetres (2.2 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[4]

Nosferatu pantostictus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Nosferatu
Species:
N. pantostictus
Binomial name
Nosferatu pantostictus
(J. N. Taylor & R. R. Miller, 1983)
Synonyms

Cichlasoma pantostictus Taylor & Miller, 1983
Herichthys pantostictus (Taylor & Miller, 1983)

References
  1. Soto Galera, E. 2019. Herichthys pantostictus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T4837A3012515. Downloaded on 24 July 2019.
  2. De La Maza-Benignos, M. & Lozano-Vilano, M.d.L. (2013). "Description of three new species of the genus Herichthys (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from eastern Mexico, with redescription of H. labridens, H. steindachneri, and H. pantostictus". Zootaxa. 3734 (2): 101–129. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3734.2.1. PMID 25277902.
  3. De la Maza-Benignos, M.; Ornelas-García, C. P.; Lozano-Vilano, M.d.L.; García-Ramírez, M.E. & Doadrio, I. (2015). "Phylogeographic analysis of genus Herichthys (Perciformes: Cichlidae), with descriptions of Nosferatu new genus and H. tepehua n. sp". Hydrobiologia. 748 (1): 201–231. doi:10.1007/s10750-014-1891-8. hdl:10261/126238. S2CID 16769534.
  4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Herichthys pantostictus" in FishBase. November 2014 version.


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