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Crenicichla lepidota Heckel, 1840

Pike cichlid
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Brazil country information

Common names: Guensa-verde, Guenza, Jacundá
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Found in the Paraguay River drainage, middle and lower Uruguay River, Guaporé River drainage in the Amazon River basin, and along the coast of Rio Grande do Sul State (Ref. 36377). Recorded from the Patos lagoon (Ref. 58359).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Garcia, A.M., M.B. Raseira, J.P. Vieira, K.O. Winemiller and A.M. Grimm, 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Cichlinae
Etymology: Crenicichla: Latin, crenulatus = cut, clipped + Greek, kichle = wrasse (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Heckel.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 7.0 - ? ; dH range: 12 - ?; potamodromous (Ref. 51243).   Subtropical; 23°C - 28°C (Ref. 2060)

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