''Herichthys carpintis'', the lowland cichlid, pearlscale cichlid, is a species of cichlid. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...

to eastern

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

where it occurs in the

Pánuco River The Pánuco River ( es, Río Pánuco, ), also known as the ''Río de Canoas'', is a river in Mexico fed by several tributaries including the Moctezuma River and emptying into the Gulf of Mexico. The river is approximately long and passes throu ...

drainage, and the Soto La Marina River in northeastern Mexico, its type locality is the Laguna del Carpinte, near

Tampico Tampico is a city and port in the southeastern part of the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico. It is located on the north bank of the Pánuco River, about inland from the Gulf of Mexico, and directly north of the state of Veracruz. Tampico is the fifth ...

Tamaulipas Tamaulipas (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas), is a state in the northeast region of Mexico; one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entiti ...

, which is alluded to in the specific name. It reaches a maximum size of SL.

References

carp Endemic fish of Mexico Freshwater fish of Mexico Natural history of San Luis Potosí Natural history of Tamaulipas Cichlid fish of North America Fish described in 1899 Pánuco River {{Cichlidae-stub