Ringtail pike cichlid
Crenicichla saxatilis
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A pike cichlid from the Atlantic coastal rivers of Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela and Trinidad. It reaches 20 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Crenicichla saxatilis
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Scarus pavoninus, Sparus biocellatus, Sparus pavo, Sparus saxatilis
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul, América do Norte
Water
- Temperature
- 25–30 °C
- pH
- 7
- General hardness (GH)
- 10 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 20 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Omnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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