''Herichthys tamasopoensis'', also known as the Tamasopo cichlid, is a species of cichlid

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to the Tamasopo River of the

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in San Luis Potosí state of central-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 ...

. The Tamasopo is a tributary of the

. It reaches a maximum size of TL.

References

tamasopoensis Endemic fish of Mexico Freshwater fish of Mexico Pánuco River Natural history of San Luis Potosí Cichlid fish of North America Fish described in 1993 {{Cichlidae-stub