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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Cichlinae
Etymology: Crenicichla: Latin, crenulatus = cut, clipped + Greek, kichle = wrasse (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Proteus was a sea-god in Greek mythology who could change his form, referring to these fish’s colour changes from juvenile to adult and their colour morphs (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Cope.
Taxonomic Remarks
Redescription in Kullander (1986:107), with bibliography, diagnosis, description, distribution, and illustrations. Synonymy of Crenicichla nijsseni based on unpublished observation (Kullander, MS).
Meio ambiente: milieu / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / faixa de distribuição
Ecologia
; Água doce bentopelágico. Tropical
South America: Amazon River basin, in the Napo and Putumayo drainages in Ecuador, in the Ucayali-Amazon drainage from Chicosa to Pebas in Peru, and upper Purus basin.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.5 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 9088)
Found in shallow, quiet waters associated with abundant aquatic and shoreline vegetation (Ref. 9088).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Kullander, S.O., 1986. Cichlid fishes of the Amazon River drainage of Peru. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Research Division, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden, 394 p. (Ref. 9088)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01445 (0.00677 - 0.03085), b=3.08 (2.90 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Nível Trófico (Ref. 69278) |
3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resiliência (Ref. 120179) |
Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (23 of 100). 🛈 |