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Etymology: Crenicichla: Latin, crenulatus = cut, clipped + Greek, kichle = wrasse (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Brazilian Cichlid sp. Geophagus sveni PHF Lucinda, CAS de Lucena & NC Assis, 2010 Dr Sven Oscar Kullander (d: 1952) (See Kullander) (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 4.8 - 7.0. Tropical; 24°C - 27°C (Ref. 12468)
South America: Orinoco River basin, in the Llanos of Venezuela and Colombia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12468)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ploeg, A., 1991. Revision of the South American cichlid genus Crenicichla Heckel, 1840, with description of fifteen new species and consideration on species groups, phylogeny and biogeography (Pisces, Perciformes, Cichlidae). Univ. Amsterdam, Netherlands,153 p. Ph.D. dissertation. (Ref. 34223)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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