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Firemouth Cichlid

Fish

The firemouth cichlid is a species of cichlid fish native to Central America, occurring in rivers of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, south through Belize and into northern Guatemala. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Relationship to People
Kept as Pets 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
GNR Unranked 4
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 5
Scientific Name
Thorichthys meeki 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 6
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cichlidae, Taxa
Source Firemouth Cichlid (Wikidata)

In Biome

River, Biomes
Source Firemouth cichlid (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Colombia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

India

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Mexico

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Firemouth Cichlid (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q3705 (P225 taxon name)
  • Introduction
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Cichlidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. FishBase: Thorichthys meeki (FishBase)
FishBaseHuman uses
Quote, Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: highly commercial
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4. NatureServe Explorer: Thorichthys meeki
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "GNR"
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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Perciformes
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 96
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 96
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Actinopteri","order":"Perciformes","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"鲈形目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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6. Firemouth cichlid (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • In Biome: River, Wikipedia intro: "h cichlid (Thorichthys meeki) is a species of cichlid fish native to Central America. They occur in rivers of the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico, south through Beliz..."
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Cichlidae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 376
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 376
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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