Pike cichlid

Crenicichla lepidota

Twenty Point Nine Centimeters Cichlid of South American Waters

Pike cichlid is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the largest recorded length is 20.9 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cichlids and Allies
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Crenicichla
Maximum length: 20.9 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: South America: Paraná River basin, widespread in the Paraguay River drainage in Brazil and Paraguay and the lower Paraná (below Guaira) in Paraguay and Argentina, and 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.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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