Female in Rio Bobos
A female of Herichthys deppii in breeding coloration guarding her spawn (not vissible in the picture) at Rio Bobos, Nautla drainage [México]. Photo by Juan Miguel Artigas Azas. (05-May-2008). determiner Juan Miguel Artigas Azas

Family
Cichlidae

Sub-family
Cichlinae

Tribe
Therapsini

Genus
Herichthys

Group
Cyanoguttatus


Curator

Published:

Last updated on:
09-Nov-2021

Herichthys deppii (Heckel, 1840)

Become a subscriber

Unlock the full content of this and all other documents, images, and videos by becoming a subscriber of the Freshwater Fishes of Mexico. Get the best information about Mexican freshwater fish! You can also open the full profile for everyone to see by sponsor this species and support the Freshwater Fishes of Mexico

subscribe login

Original description as Heros deppii:

ZooBank:4BEE9CFC-EA3C-407F-BC0B-AAE0D0ACCC79.

  • Heckel, Johann Jakob. 1840. "Johann Natterer's neue Flussfische Brasilien's nach den Beobachtungen und Mittheilungen des Entdeckers beschrieben (Erste Abtheilung, Die Labroiden)". Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte. 325-471 (ffm00007)

Synonyms (2):

Conservation: Herichthys deppii is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (LC) least concern (2018). Although Herichthys deppii has a high resilience and the habitat remains relatively pristine, fishing by local people, currently regularly using spear guns directed to breeding pairs is intense and the distribution range is rather small, so I believe it is important to monitor the population of H. deppii, which over the years has apparently decreased in number.