Author: De la Maza-Benignos & Lozano-Vilano, 2013
Comments: Inhabits clear water over a rocky substrate with hardness above 100° dH and pH between 7.8 and 8.3.  Sampled together with <i>Herichthys tamasopoensis</i>, <i>H. steindachneri</i>, <i>Xiphophorus montezumae</i>, and <i>Gambusia panuco</i>, among other species of fishes.  Based on three specimens examined, stomach contents include detritus (5%), filamentous algae (20%), snails (70%), and unidentified materials (5%) (Ref. 94458).