Adult from Chancala River
Wajpamheros nourissati adult from Chancala River, Usumacinta drainage [México], in the aquarium of Michael Kwist [Netherlands]. Photo by Michael Kwist. (27-Apr-2011). determiner Juan Miguel Artigas Azas

Family
Cichlidae

Sub-family
Cichlinae

Tribe
Therapsini

Genus
Wajpamheros


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15-Aug-2016

Wajpamheros nourissati (Allgayer, 1989)

Panza negra.

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Original description as Theraps nourissati:

ZooBank:FC887CF0-4B14-4730-BE2C-0A75F4035CBF.

  • Allgayer, Robert. 1989. "Révision et redescription du genre Theraps Günther 1862. Description de deux espèces nouvelles du Mexique (Pisces, Perciformes, Cichlidae)". Revue Française des Cichlidophiles. 4-30 (ffm00144)

Conservation: Wajpamheros nourissati is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (LC) least concern (2018). Not listed in the Mexican Official Norm NOM-059-ECOL-2001.