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  • Crenicichla sp. `ATABAPO II`Juvenile
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Scientific Name Crenicichla sp. `ATABAPO II`   
Common Names Pink Atabapo Pike Cichlid
Ladder Pike Cichlid
Pronunciation Kre nee sick lah.
Etymology Crenicichla: Latin, crenulatus = cut, clipped + Greek, kichle = wrasse. 
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Identification Commonly found for sale as juveniles which are brown with occasionally faint pink in colour but they will always show vertical striping over the top half of the body. There will also be a brown line below the eye. When they start to mature into adult colouration, the body will turn pink (not red) and the dark pattern will fade away. The brown line below the eye will also change into a red marking.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Last Update 2019 Apr 23 01:17 (species record created: 2019 Apr 23 01:04)