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Crenicichla albopunctata Pellegrin, 1904 |
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photo by
Dubosc, J. |
| Family: | Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Cichlinae | |||
| Max. size: | 14 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Approuague River in French Guiana to the Demerara River in Guyana. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Maximum length does not exceed 20 cm (Ref. 27188). Occurs upstream of the first rapids, in forest creeks with moderate illumination, slow current and sandy-silty substrate, together with Moenkhausia moisae, Moenkhausia oligolepis, Pyrrhulina filamentosa and Dysichthys coracoideus [= Bunocephalus coracoideus (Ref. 35237). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 November 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||