Pike cichlid
Crenicichla lepidota
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A pike cichlid from the Paraná-Paraguay basin, the Uruguay River, the Rio Grande do Sul coast and the Guaporé River. It reaches about 21 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Crenicichla lepidota
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Crenicichla edithae
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 23–28 °C
- pH
- 7
- General hardness (GH)
- 12 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 20.9 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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