Pike cichlid
Crenicichla lepidota
- Freshwater
- Max length
- 21 cm
Classification
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Crenicichla
Distribution
- South America - Inland waters
About the pike cichlid
Saxatilia lepidota is a species of cichlid native to South America. It is found in the Paraná River basin, it is widespread in the Paraguay River drainage in Brazil and Paraguay and the lower Paraná (below Guaira) in Paraguay and Argentina, and it is also along the coast of the Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Also found in the middle and lower Uruguay River in Brazil and Uruguay. Amazon River basin in the Guaporé River drainage in Brazil and Bolivia. This species reaches a length of 20.9 cm (8.2 in).
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Where the pike cichlid lives
Distribution data from GBIF (DOI: 10.15468/dl.8rzs8d).
Also known as
- Cabeza amarga
- Guensa-verde
- Kammbuntbarsch
- 紅矛麗魚