''Nosferatu pantostictus'', the Chairel 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 ...

native to the Panuco River drainage of Mexico's Atlantic coast where it is mostly found in moderately fast flowing rivers, slightly brackish, murky lakes and lagoons along the coast. It reaches a maximum size of SL though most do not exceed TL. This species can also be found in the

aquarium An aquarium (plural: ''aquariums'' or ''aquaria'') is a vivarium of any size having at least one transparent side in which aquatic plants or animals are kept and displayed. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, aq ...

trade.

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pantostictus Freshwater fish of Mexico Endemic fish of Mexico Pánuco River Natural history of San Luis Potosí Natural history of Tamaulipas Natural history of Veracruz Cichlid fish of Central America Endangered fish Fish described in 1983 Taxa named by Jeffrey N. Taylor Taxa named by Robert Rush Miller {{Cichlidae-stub