Biology:Crenicichla tapii

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Short description: Species of fish

Crenicichla tapii
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Crenicichla
Species:
C. tapii
Binomial name
Crenicichla tapii
Piálek, Dragová, Casciotta, Almirón & Říčan, 2015

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]

References

  1. "Crenicichla tapii". https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Crenicichla-tapii.html. 
  2. 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. S2CID:51899505

Wikidata ☰ Q21057351 entry