Crenicichla saxatilis
Crenicichla saxatilis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Crenicichla |
Species: | C. saxatilis
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Binomial name | |
Crenicichla saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Crenicichla saxatilis, the ring tailed pike cichlid, is a species of cichlid native to South America. It is found swimming in the Atlantic coast drainages of Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela and Trinidad. This species reaches a length of 20 cm (7.9 in).[1]
References[]
- Kullander, S.O. and H. Nijssen, 1989. The cichlids of Surinam: Teleostei, Labroidei. E.J. Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands. 256 p.
Categories:
- Crenicichla
- Fish of Suriname
- Fish of French Guiana
- Fish of Guyana
- Fish of Venezuela
- Fish of Trinidad and Tobago
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
- Fish described in 1758
- Cichlidae stubs