Biology:Crenicichla tapii
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| Crenicichla tapii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Crenicichla |
| Species: | C. tapii
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| Binomial name | |
| Crenicichla tapii Piálek, Dragová, Casciotta, Almirón & Říčan, 2015
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Crenicichla tapii is a species of cichlid native to South America. It is found in the lower Iguazú River basin above the Iguazú Falls in Argentina. Distributional range extends upstream of the Misiones Province, Argentina into the neighboring state of Paraná, Brazil. This species reaches a length of 12 cm (4.7 in).[1][2]
The species name tapii refers to the tapir, genus Tapirus, as an allusion to its semi-herbivorous grazing diet, which is unusual for the typically piscivorous Crenicichla.[3]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2025). "Crenicichla tapii " in FishBase. April 2025 version.
- ↑ Piálek, L.; Dragová, K.; Casciotta, J.; Almirón, A.; Říčan, O. (2015). "Description of two new species of Crenicichla (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the lower Iguazú River with a taxonomic reappraisal of C. iguassuensis, C. tesay and C. yaha". Historia Natural 5 (2): 5–27.
- ↑ "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily CICHLINAE (a-c)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 1 February 2025. https://etyfish.org/cichlidae6/.
Wikidata ☰ Q21057351 entry
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