Specimen Information

Herichthys cyanoguttatus
Herichthys cyanoguttatus
(Rio Grande Cichlid)
Fishes
Native Transplant
Collection Info
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Species Profile
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Impacts

Specimen ID1737159
GroupFishes
GenusHerichthys
Speciescyanoguttatus
Common NameRio Grande Cichlid
StateTX
CountyGalveston
LocalityBrackish canal on the south side of Clear Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameWest Galveston Bay
HUC8 Number12040204
HUC10 NameClear Creek-Frontal Galveston Bay
HUC10 Number1204020401
HUC12 NameClear Creek-Frontal Galveston Bay
HUC12 Number120402040100
Map
Collection Day27
Collection Month8
Collection Year2024
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | released aquarium
CommentsAngler report to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierM. Neilson (U.S. Geological Survey)
Freshwater/MarineBrackish
Number Collected2
Photo
Rio Grande Cichlid lying on synthetic decking boards facing right next to a cast net

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/16/2025].

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