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Scientific Name Crenicichla zebrina  Montaña, López-Fernández & Taphorn, 2008
Common Name
Type Locality Lower Ventuari River in front of Cucurital fishing camp, 4°07'03''N, 66°40'47'' W, Orinoco River drainage, Amazonas, Venezuela.
Pronunciation Kre nee sick lah.
Etymology Crenicichla: Latin, crenulatus = cut, clipped + Greek, kichle = wrasse. 
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Size 264mm or 10.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Venezuela. Known only from the Ventuari River, the largest Venezuelan tributary of the upper Orinoco River basin.
Orinoco, Upper Orinoco, Ventuari (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2017.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Zootaxa No. 1856, pp 34, Figs. 1-2
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Last Update 2021 Feb 14 06:31 (species record created: 2013 Apr 10 20:47)