Crenicichla reticulata

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Crenicichla reticulata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Crenicichla
Species:
C. reticulata
Binomial name
Crenicichla reticulata
(Heckel, 1840) [1]
Synonyms
  • Crenicichla elegansSteindachner, 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]

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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

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