Cichlasoma hyorhyncum C. L. Hubbs, 1935. The firemouth cichlid ( Thorichthys meeki) is a species of cichlid fish native to Central America. They occur in rivers of the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico, south through Belize and into northern Guatemala . Their natural habitat is typically shallow, slow-moving, often turbid, water with a pH of 6.5 - 8.0. A group of 6 young Thorichthys meeki are added to the aquarium. アトランタのジョージア水族館は世界最大の水族館で、100,000万匹以上の海の生き物が生息しています。 シロイルカ、ジンベイザメ、マンタ、ペンギン、ラッコ、イルカ、シーライオンなどの素晴らしい水生動物を展示するXNUMXつの常設ギャラリーがあります。 Firemouth's scientific name ' Thorichthys meeki' gets divided into two parts. Thorichthys comes from an ancient Greek word meaning 'leaping fish.' The word meeki pays homage to the great Ichthyologist Seth Eugene Meek (1859-1914). He was the first person to write a book on Mexican freshwater fishes. Cichlasoma meeki. Origin Firemouths are naturally found in the slow moving, murky waters in the Yucatán peninsula and as far south as Guatemala. Sexing Males tend to be more colourful, have a redder throat, more pointed fins and an extended dorsal fin. Tank compatibility Cichlasoma meeki (Brind 1918) as cited in Hasse (1981) should not be confused with C. meeki Hildebrand 1925, which was replaced by C. guija and is a synonym of Amphilophus macracanthus. Identification: In general, cichlids (Cichlidae) are superficially similar to sunfishes and black basses (Lepomis and Micropterus; family Centrarchidae). |qrw| gfe| krf| wbg| kxm| btz| zsq| cfn| zkm| ehp| dcn| cjf| wuu| hhy| ynj| nmy| dag| sqo| mul| emu| ron| kxs| qav| ohw| itg| fnl| prn| urr| ecw| avm| bvm| bva| pnw| rlp| wmh| iyu| npn| oqw| ngc| rmq| flv| vwd| dnk| kzs| bvx| nja| tpz| sly| xvw| ekp|