Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria
Superordo: Cichlomorphae
Ordo: Cichliformes
Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Cichlinae
Genus: Cincelichthys
Species (2): C. bocourti – C. pearsei
Name
Cincelichthys McMahan & Piller, 2015: 223
Gender: masculine
Type species: Neetroplus bocourti Vaillant & Pellegrin, 1902
Type by original designation
References
McMahan, C.D., Matamoros, W.A., Piller, K.R., & Chakrabarty, P. 2015. Taxonomy and systematics of the herichthyins (Cichlidae: Tribe Heroini), with the description of eight new Middle American Genera. Zootaxa 3999(2): 211–234. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3999.2.3. Preview (PDF) Full text (PDF) Reference page.
Říčan, O., Piálek, L., Dragová, K. & Novák, J. 2016. Diversity and evolution of the Middle American cichlid fishes (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with revised classification. Vertebrate Zoology 66(1): 1–102. PDF. Reference page.
Links
BHL bibliography
Cincelichthys – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cincelichthys.
ION
Nomenclator Zoologicus (not yet entered)
Cincelichthys species list in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024. (not yet entered)
Cincelichthys is a genus of high-bodied cichlids found in southern Mexico to Guatemala, where they inhabit lakes, rivers (typically sluggish) and other freshwater habitats.[1][4][5][6] They are large cichlids, up to 35–42.5 cm (14–17 in) long depending on species, with females reaching smaller sizes than males.[7][8]
They feed on vegetable matter,[9] like fruits, parts of aquatic and land plants, and algae.[7][8] They share their chisel-like teeth with Kihnichthys and whether they should be merged into a single genus is not yet fully resolved.[4] A review in 2020 recommended that Kihnichthys should be moved into Cincelichthys.[3]
Species
There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:[1][9]
Cincelichthys bocourti (Vaillant & Pellegrin, 1902) (Chisel-tooth cichlid)
Cincelichthys pearsei (C. L. Hubbs, 1936) (Pantano cichlid)
References
McMahan, C.D.; Matamoros, W.A.; Piller, K.R. & Chakrabarty, P. (2015). "Taxonomy and systematics of the herichthyins (Cichlidae: Tribe Heroini), with the description of eight new Middle American Genera" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3999 (2): 211–234. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3999.2.3. PMID 26623572. S2CID 34699955.
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Cincelichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
Artigas Azas, Juan Miguel (2021). "Kihnichthys, a junior synonym of Cincelichthys". Cichlid News Magazine. 29 (4 ed.): 10–12.
Říčan, O.; Piálek, L.; Dragová, K. & Novák, J. (2016). "Diversity and evolution of the Middle American cichlid fishes (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with revised classification". Vertebrate Zoology. 66 (1): 1–102. doi:10.3897/vz.66.e31534.
Quintana, Y.; Lyons, T.J. (2020). "Cincelichthys bocourti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T150123901A152306186. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T150123901A152306186.en. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
Lyons, T.J. (2019). "Cincelichthys pearsei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T192885A2179640. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T192885A2179640.en. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
Artigas Azas, Juan Miguel (15 July 2015). "Cincelichthys bocourti (Vaillant & Pellegrin, 1902)". CichlidRoom. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
"Herichthys pearsei". SeriouslyFish. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Cincelichthys". FishBase. June 2018 version.
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