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Etymology: Crenicichla: Latin, crenulatus = cut, clipped + Greek, kichle = wrasse (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 5.5 - 7.5; dH range: 1 - ?. Tropical; 24°C - 27°C (Ref. 12468), preferred ?
South America: Amazon River basin, in the Tocantins River basin.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36377)
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Ploeg, A., 1991. Revision of the South American cichlid genus Crenicichla Heckel, 1840, with description of fifteen new species and consideration on species groups, phylogeny and biogeography (Pisces, Perciformes, Cichlidae). Univ. Amsterdam, Netherlands,153 p. Ph.D. dissertation. (Ref. 34223)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
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