''Nosferatu labridens'', the curve-bar cichlid, is a species of
cichlid
Cichlids are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes. Cichlids were traditionally classed in a suborder, the Labroidei, along with the wrasses ( Labridae), in the order Perciformes, but molecular studies have contradicted this ...
freshwater fish
endemic to the Laguna Media Luna and headwaters of the
Río Verde between above sea level in the state of
San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí), is one of the 32 states which compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and i ...
, Mexico. Its range is a part of the upper
Panuco River basin.
It shares its distribution with the related ''
Nosferatu bartoni
Barton's cichlid (''Nosferatu bartoni'') is a species of cichlid freshwater fish endemic to the Laguna Media Luna and headwaters of the Río Verde between above sea level in the state of San Luis Potosí, Mexico. Its range is a part of the upper ...
''.
''Nosferatu labridens'' can reach a maximum
total length of .
It is
endangered due to
habitat loss, pollution and
introduced species.
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References
labridens
Freshwater fish of Mexico
Endemic fish of Mexico
Pánuco River
Natural history of San Luis Potosí
Cichlid fish of North America
Endangered fish
Endangered biota of Mexico
Endangered fauna of North America
Fish described in 1903
Taxa named by Jacques Pellegrin
Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN
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