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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Cichlinae
Genus: Crenicichla

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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Crenicichla acutirostris South America 23 TL 1862
Crenicichla adspersa South America 29 SL 1840
Crenicichla albopunctata South America 14 SL 1904
Crenicichla alta Millet South America 16 SL 1912
Crenicichla anamiri South America 4.8 SL 2015
Crenicichla anthurus South America 22.4 SL 1872
Crenicichla brasiliensis South America 7.8 SL 1792
Crenicichla britskii South America 14.5 SL 1982
Crenicichla cametana South America 18.3 SL 1911
Crenicichla celidochilus Blacklipped pike cichlid South America 26.8 TL 1987
Crenicichla chicha South America 13.8 SL 2012
Crenicichla cincta South America 19.5 SL 1905
Crenicichla compressiceps South America 5.7 SL 1986
Crenicichla coppenamensis South America 17.9 SL 1987
Crenicichla cyanonotus South America 14.8 SL 1870
Crenicichla cyclostoma South America 9.6 SL 1986
Crenicichla empheres South America 14.1 SL 2007
Crenicichla frenata South America 11.6 SL 1858
Crenicichla gaucho South America 12.7 SL 1992
Crenicichla geayi Halfbanded pike cichlid South America 18.4 SL 1903
Crenicichla gillmorlisi South America 17.4 SL 2013
Crenicichla hadrostigma South America 11.4 SL 2007
Crenicichla haroldoi South America 9.8 SL 1974
Crenicichla heckeli South America 5.2 SL 1989
Crenicichla hemera South America 9.7 SL 1990
Crenicichla hu South America 15.3 SL 2010
Crenicichla hummelincki South America 10.8 SL 1991
Crenicichla igara South America 31.2 TL 1992
Crenicichla iguapina South America 17.6 SL 2006
Crenicichla iguassuensis South America 33 SL 1911
Crenicichla inpa South America 18.4 SL 1991
Crenicichla isbrueckeri South America 9.5 SL 1991
Crenicichla jaguarensis South America 14.8 SL 1911
Crenicichla jegui South America 20 SL 1986
Crenicichla johanna South America 28.3 SL 1840
Crenicichla jupiaensis South America 9.3 SL 1968
Crenicichla jurubi South America 30.3 TL 1992
Crenicichla labrina South America 16 SL 1831
Crenicichla lacustris South America 35.2 TL 1855
Crenicichla lenticulata South America 30 SL 1840
Crenicichla lepidota Pike cichlid South America 20.9 TL 1840
Crenicichla lucenai South America 14.6 SL 2014
Crenicichla lucius South America 16.8 SL 1870
Crenicichla lugubris South America 32.9 TL 1840
Crenicichla macrophthalma South America 20 SL 1840
Crenicichla maculata South America 24.7 SL 2006
Crenicichla mandelburgeri South America 20.8 SL 2009
Crenicichla marmorata South America 28 SL 1904
Crenicichla menezesi South America 18.9 TL 1991
Crenicichla minuano South America 26 TL 1992
Crenicichla missioneira South America 28.3 TL 1992
Crenicichla monicae South America 27.3 SL 2015
Crenicichla mucuryna South America 11.3 SL 1914
Crenicichla multispinosa South America 22.5 SL 1903
Crenicichla nickeriensis South America 19.1 SL 1987
Crenicichla niederleinii South America 23.5 SL 1891
Crenicichla notophthalmus South America 7.6 SL 1913
Crenicichla pellegrini South America 15.7 SL 1991
Crenicichla percna South America 22 SL 1991
Crenicichla phaiospilus South America 24 SL 1991
Crenicichla ploegi South America, Brazil 19 SL 2018
Crenicichla prenda South America 8.7 SL 1992
Crenicichla proteus South America 15.5 SL 1872
Crenicichla punctata South America 23.1 SL 1870
Crenicichla pydanielae South America 17.8 SL 1991
Crenicichla regani South America 7.9 SL 1989
Crenicichla reticulata South America 29.5 SL 1840
Crenicichla rosemariae South America 24.4 SL 1997
Crenicichla santosi South America 12 SL 1991
Crenicichla saxatilis Ringtail pike cichlid South America 20 SL 1758
Crenicichla scottii South America 24 SL 1907
Crenicichla sedentaria South America 22.1 SL 1986
Crenicichla semicincta South America 17.1 SL 1892
Crenicichla semifasciata South America 17.7 SL 1840
Crenicichla sipaliwini South America 17.3 SL 1987
Crenicichla stocki South America 25 TL 1991
Crenicichla strigata South America 30 SL 1862
Crenicichla sveni South America 25 TL 1991
Crenicichla taikyra South America 11.6 SL 2013
Crenicichla tapii South America 12.0 SL 2015
Crenicichla tendybaguassu South America 19.6 TL 1992
Crenicichla ternetzi South America 24.5 SL 1926
Crenicichla tesay South America 11.5 SL 2009
Crenicichla tigrina South America 28 SL 1991
Crenicichla tingui South America 19.5 SL 2006
Crenicichla tuca South America 15.0 SL 2015
Crenicichla urosema South America 6.9 SL 1990
Crenicichla vaillanti South America 12.6 SL 1903
Crenicichla virgatula South America 6.6 SL 1991
Crenicichla vittata South America 31 TL 1840
Crenicichla wallacii South America 8.5 SL 1905
Crenicichla yaha South America 14.6 SL 2006
Crenicichla ypo South America 13.7 SL 2010
Crenicichla zebrina South America 26.4 SL 2008



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