Thorichthys sp. "Coatzacoalcos" vs. Thorichthys sp. "Blue Mixteco"

[Nemesis]

From what I have read they are both the same fish. So why does cichlid-forum classify them differently? The two pictures they supply also look like different fish. Which is what?

Look here for reference.
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/results.php?genus=203

 

[darth pike]

From what I have read on more scientific sites, sp. Coatzacoalos is the "offical" scientific name while it waits for the scientific species description paper and the 3 mixteco colors are the trade names for the regional variants. As with most things, however, it is always being debated.

 

[Modest_Man]

I wouldn't use Cichlid-forum as a valid scientific reference.

 

[cichlidfish]

I wouldn't use Cichlid-forum as a valid scientific reference.

X2...try http://www.cichlidae.com/

 

[dogofwar]

Juan Miguel artigas who runs crc will be speaking at the cca meeting on June 12... On thoricthys... I'll ask him

Matt

 

[Nemesis]

From what I have read on more scientific sites, sp. Coatzacoalos is the "offical" scientific name while it waits for the scientific species description paper and the 3 mixteco colors are the trade names for the regional variants. As with most things, however, it is always being debated.

Which of the 3 variants does the one in the photo for sp. Coatzacoalos on cichlid- forum look like?

X2...try http://www.cichlidae.com/

Great site. Thanks.

Juan Miguel artigas who runs crc will be speaking at the cca meeting on June 12... On thoricthys... I'll ask him

Matt

That's great. I would appreciate it.

 

[darth pike]

Looks like the gold form to me, but I'm deffinately not a Thorichthys expert.

 

[Nemesis]

Looks like the gold form to me, but I'm deffinately not a Thorichthys expert.

I guess that would make sense. The gold variant is the only one that cichlid-forum doesn't list. Was it possibly the first variant discovered?

 

[MonteSS]

Here is my female Gold from Rapps for comparison.

...Bill

 

[Nemesis]

^ Very nice. How big?