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Etymology: Crenicichla: Latin, crenulatus = cut, clipped + Greek, kichle = wrasse (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Kullander.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.5 - ? ; dH range: 1 - ?. Tropical; 27°C - 30°C (Ref. 13614)
South America: Amazon River basin, in the Xingu River drainage at Cachoeira von Martius and Goritire, Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36377)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kullander, S.O., 1991. Crenicichla phaiospilus and C. percna, two new species of pike cichlids (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the Rio Xingu, Brazil. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 1(4):351-360. (Ref. 26750)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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