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Crenicichla hemera Kullander, 1990 |
| Family: | Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Cichlinae | |||
| Max. size: | 9.7 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Amazon River basin, in the upper Aripuanã River in the Madeira River drainage. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 19-21; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 9-12; Vertebrae: 35-35. Easily distinguished from all other species of the genus by having a row of dark blotches forming a more or less continuous band along the abdominal side, and by having infraorbitals 3 and 4 co-ossified instead of separate. Differs from most Crenicichla species in having a smooth-margined instead of serrated preopercle (Ref. 26677). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||