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Crenicichla reticulata

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Crenicichla reticulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Crenicichla
Species: C. reticulata
Binomial name
Crenicichla reticulata
(Heckel, 1840)
Synonyms
  • Crenicichla elegans Steindachner, 1881

Crenicichla reticulata is a species of cichlid native to South America, where it occurs in the Amazon River of Brazil, Colombia and Peru and the Essequibo River of Guyana.

References

  1. Johann Natterer's neue flussfische Brasilien's nach den beobachtungen und mittheilungen des entdeckers beschrieben (erste abtheilung, die labroiden). JJ Heckel, Annalen des wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte 2, pages 325-471, 1840.
  2. Crenicichla reticulata at Fishbase

Further reading

  • Kullander, S.O., 2003. Cichlidae (Cichlids). p. 605-654. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.
Taxon identifiers
Crenicichla reticulata


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