Herichthys carpintis

Herichthys carpintis, the lowland cichlid, pearlscale cichlid, is a species of cichlid.

Herichthys carpintis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Herichthys
Species:	H. carpintis
Binomial name
Herichthys carpintis (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1899)
Synonyms
Cichlasoma carpinte (Jordan & Snyder, 1899) Cichlasoma carpintis (Jordan & Snyder, 1899) Cichlasoma laurae Regan, 1908 Cichlosoma atromaculatum laurae Regan, 1908 Cichlosoma laurae Regan, 1908 Neetroplus carpintis Jordan & Snyder, 1899

Taxonomy

It is related to the Texas cichlid, with which it forms viable hybrid offspring. These hybrids are an invasive species in Louisiana.^[2]

Distribution and habitat.

It is endemic to eastern Mexico where it occurs in the Pánuco River drainage, and the Soto La Marina River in northeastern Mexico, its type locality is the Laguna del Carpinte, near Tampico in Tamaulipas, which is alluded to in the specific name.^[3]

Description

It reaches a maximum size of 17 centimetres (6.7 in) SL.^[4] It is popular in the aquarium trade.