Family: |
Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Cichlinae |
Max. size: |
9.7 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
Distribution: |
South America: Amazon River basin, in the upper Aripuanã River in the Madeira River drainage. |
Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 19-21; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 9-12; Vertebrae: 35-35. Easily distinguished from all other species of the genus by having a row of dark blotches forming a more or less continuous band along the abdominal side, and by having infraorbitals 3 and 4 co-ossified instead of separate. Differs from most Crenicichla species in having a smooth-margined instead of serrated preopercle (Ref. 26677). |
Biology: |
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IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
Country info: |
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