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Checkerboard cichlid (Crenicara punctulata)
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Ecological Illustration of Checkerboard cichlid (Crenicara punctulata)
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Cichlidae

Checkerboard cichlid

Crenicara punctulata

Twelve Centimeters Cichlid of the Amazon Basin

  • Tropical
  • Upper river
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • South America
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Crenicara punctulata, is a species of cichlid fish native to creeks and rivers in the Amazon and Essequibo basins in South America.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Cichlids and Allies
Family
Cichlidae
Genus
Crenicara
Water type
Freshwater
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