Thorichthys panchovillai Del Moral-Flores, López-Segovia & Hernández-Arellano, 2017
Pair guarding fry, video by Juan Miguel Artigas Azas [00:01:42], taken at Coatzacoalcos: Río Solosuchil (07-May-2025). 
A pair of Thorichthys panchovillai guarding their fry in the Rio Solosuchil, CCoatzacoalcos drainage (Oaxaca). In such a competitive environment, pairs have to be very well coordinated and active to be able to raise a batch of fry, a single parent would rarely achieve this in Thorichthys species.
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Pair guarding fry, by Juan Miguel Artigas Azas [00:01:42]
A pair of Thorichthys panchovillai guarding their fry in the Rio Solosuchil, CCoatzacoalcos drainage (Oaxaca). In such a competitive environment, pairs have to be very well coordinated and active to be able to raise a batch of fry, a single parent would rarely achieve this in Thorichthys species.
Pair guaring fry in Ajal River, by Juan Miguel Artigas Azas [00:02:46]
A pair of Thorichthys panchovillai (blue morph) in the Ajal River, Coatzacoalcos drainage [Oaxaca] guard their babies in an extremely well coordinated tactic. An approaching courting pair looking to establish a territory is driven away from the territory with the join effort of the pair.