Crenicichla cincta is a species of cichlid native to South America. It is found in the Amazon River basin in Brazil, Peru, and Ecuador, from the Napo River to Marajó Island. This species reaches a length of 19.5 cm (7.7 in).[1][2]

Crenicichla cincta
1865 watercolor illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Crenicichla
Species:
C. cincta
Binomial name
Crenicichla cincta
Regan, 1905

References

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  1. ^ "Crenicichla cincta".
  2. ^ Kullander, S.O., 1986. Cichlid fishes of the Amazon River drainage of Peru. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Research Division, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden, 394 p.