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Scientific Name Crenicichla cametana  Steindachner, 1911
Common Name
Type Locality Rio Tocantins at Cameta, Brazil.
Pronunciation Kre nee sick lah.
Etymology Crenicichla: Latin, crenulatus = cut, clipped + Greek, kichle = wrasse. 
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Size 183mm or 7.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Amazon River basin, in the Tocantins River basin.
Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse v. 48 (no. 17) (for 6 July 1911), pp 369.
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Last Update 2019 Oct 27 02:17 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 09:11)