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Etymology: Crenicichla: Latin, crenulatus = cut, clipped + Greek, kichle = wrasse (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.5 - 7.5; dH range: ? - 20. Tropical; 23°C - 27°C (Ref. 13371)
South America: southern tributaries of the Amazon River basin in Brazil and Guyana.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36377); max. published weight: 583.90 g (Ref. 125983)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Deposit eggs in caves at the ceiling, sometimes at the walls; female tends the clutch, male defends the territory; later both parents look after the free-swimming young. This corrects previous information from Ref. 13371.
Kullander, S.O., 1997. Crenicichla rosemariae, a new species of pike cichlid (Teleostei, Cichlidae) from the upper Rio Xingu drainage, Brazil. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 7(3-4):279-287. (Ref. 26135)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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