Got a picture?
Please do send it in!
 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Crenicichla scottii (Eigenmann, 1907) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Buenos Aires [Ensenada, Buenos Aires Province], Argentina. |
| Synonym(s) | Batrachops scottii, Crenicichla lacustris semifasciata, Crenicichla multidens, Labrus amarus |
| Pronunciation | Kre nee sick lah. |
| Etymology | Crenicichla: Latin, crenulatus = cut, clipped + Greek, kichle = wrasse. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 169mm or 6.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Uruguay River drainage, middle and lower parts, in Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil. La Plata, Uruguay, Lower Uruguay (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) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 8 (for 1906), pp 455, Pl. 23 (fig. 8). |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up C. scottii on Fishbase |
 | Look up C. scottii on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up C. scottii on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.42.650.4979 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:44 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 09:16) |