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| Scientific Name | Saxatilia lepidota (Heckel, 1840) |
| Common Names | Two-spot Pike Cichlid Comb Pike Cichlid |
| Type Locality | Rio Guaporé, Mato Grosso, Brazil. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 180mm or 7.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Paraná River basin, widespread in the Paraguay River drainage in Brazil and Paraguay and the lower Paraná (below Guaira) in Paraguay and Argentina, and also along the coast of the Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Also found in the middle and lower Uruguay River in Brazil and Uruguay. Amazon River basin in the Guaporé River drainage in Brazil and Bolivia. La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) Rio Grande Do Sul State Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Uruguay, Middle Uruguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Uruguay, Lower Uruguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Mamoré, Guaporé (Iténez) (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Lower Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte v. 2, pp 429, Pl. 30 (figs. 13-16) |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| Last Update | 2023 Nov 19 07:04 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 09:13) |