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Etymology: Crenicichla: Latin, crenulatus = cut, clipped + Greek, kichle = wrasse (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Lucena & Kullander.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Uruguay River drainage, in tributaries of the upper Uruguay River.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 31.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 79585); max. published weight: 298.00 g (Ref. 79585)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Lucena, C.A.S. and S.O. Kullander, 1992. The Crenicichla (Teleostei: Cichlidae) species of the Uruguai River drainage in Brazil. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 3(2):97-160. (Ref. 26688)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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