Male in the aquarium
A male Thorichthys pasionis in the aquarium of Juan Miguel Artigas Azas, note the distinctive black gill membranes. Photo by Juan Miguel Artigas Azas. determiner Juan Miguel Artigas Azas

Family
Cichlidae

Sub-family
Cichlinae

Tribe
Therapsini

Genus
Thorichthys

Group
Meeki


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05-Dec-2021

Thorichthys pasionis (Rivas, 1962)


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Original description as Cichlasoma pasionis:

ZooBank:EEB39AD5-019A-4D2D-9026-9332C3C226BF.

  • Rivas, Luis Rene. 1962. "Cichlasoma pasionis, a new species of cichlid fish of the Thorichthys group, from the Rio de la Pasion, Guatemala". Quarterly Journal of the Florida Academy of Science. 25(2):147-156 (ffm00275)

Conservation: Thorichthys pasionis is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (LC) least concern (2018). Not listed in the Mexican Official Norm NOM-059-ECOL-2001 with any degree of protection. Although faced with pollution in part of its range, most of it remains relatively stable.