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Saxatilia proteus

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Species of fish

Saxatilia proteus
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Saxatilia
Species: S. proteus
Binomial name
Saxatilia proteus
(Cope, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Batrachops nemopterus Fowler 1940
  • Crenicichla nijsseni Ploeg 1991
  • Crenicichla proteus Cope 1872
  • Crenicichla proteus var. argynnis Cope 1872

Saxatilia proteus is a species of cichlid native to South America. It is found in the 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. This species reaches a length of 15.5 cm (6.1 in).

References

  1. Frederico, R.G. (2023). "Crenicichla proteus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T49830645A191112197. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49830645A191112197.en. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Crenicichla proteus". FishBase. December 2024 version.
  • Kullander, S.O. (1986). Cichlid fishes of the Amazon River drainage of Peru. Stockholm, Sweden: Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Research Division, Swedish Museum of Natural History.
Taxon identifiers
Crenicichla proteus


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