Crenicichla reticulata

Crenicichla reticulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Cichliformes
Family:Cichlidae
Genus:Crenicichla
Species: C. reticulata
Binomial name
Crenicichla reticulata
(Heckel, 1840)[1]
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.[2]

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.


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