The Minckley's cichlid (Herichthys minckleyi) is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It is endemic to Cuatro Ciénegas in Coahuila, Mexico.[2] The specific name honours the ichthyologist Wendell L. Minckley (1935-2001) of Arizona State University who studied the ecology of Cuatro Ciénegas.[3]
| Minckley's cichlid | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Herichthys |
| Species: | H. minckleyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Herichthys minckleyi (Kornfield & Taylor, 1983)
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| Synonyms | |
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Cichlasoma minckleyi Kornfield & Taylor, 1983 | |
References
edit- ^ Hendrickson, D.; Mejía Guerrero, O.; Pérez‐Miranda, F. (2019). "Herichthys minckleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T4836A3012480. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T4836A3012480.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Herichthys minckleyi". FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily CICHLINAE (d-w)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
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