Crenicichla ternetzi Norman, 1926
Crenicichla ternetzi
photo by MNHN

 Family:  Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Cichlinae
 Max. size:  24.5 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  benthopelagic
 Distribution:  South America: Oyapock River drainage in French Guiana and Brazil.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Rheophilic species living in the zones of rapids where it finds shelter against back currents. The water is shallow with bright illumination. In the same biotope, Lasiancistrus longispinis, L. brevispinis, Ctenoloricaria fowleri, Bryconops cyrtogaster and Astyanax leopoldi (Ref. 35237).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 05.03.98
 Modified by: Torres, Armi G. - 19.11.08
 Checked by: Kullander, Sven O. - 15.06.00

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