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Crenicichla monicae Kullander & Varella, 2015

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the lower Rio Uaupés at the village of Taracuá, Trovão and the Uaupés near the mouth, Nossa Senhora da Guia on the Rio Içana, and the tributary Rio Cubaté (Ref. 104137).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kullander, S.O. and H.R. Varella, 2015
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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);  monicae: Named for Mônica Toledo-Piza Ragazzo for her initiative and effort in publishing the drawings of Wallace which were a great service to science, and also for decisiveness in identifying the new species..

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical

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