Saxatilia saxatilis
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Saxatilia |
Species: | S. saxatilis
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Binomial name | |
Saxatilia saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Saxatilia saxatilis, the ring tailed pike cichlid, is a species of cichlid native to South America. It is found swimming in the Atlantic coast drainages of Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela and Trinidad. This species reaches a length of 20 cm (7.9 in).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Lasso, C. (2023). "Crenicichla saxatilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T49830343A176001520. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49830343A176001520.en. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Crenicichla saxatilis". FishBase. September 2024 version.
- Kullander, S.O. and H. Nijssen, 1989. The cichlids of Surinam: Teleostei, Labroidei. E.J. Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands. 256 p.