Genus

Crenicara

Crenicara is a cichlid genus represented by 2 species in The Amazon Basin in this atlas, mapped from 128 field and museum records. A full researched overview of the genus is on the way; meanwhile, explore where each species lives below.

Species in atlas
2
Records
128
Recorded depth
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Type species
Crenicara elegans Steindachner 1875 — now a synonym of Crenicara punctulata

Where the genus has been recorded

128 georeferenced records (GBIF) across 2 species. Filter the cloud to a single species, or switch to satellite imagery.

128 records

Occurrence records: GBIF.org. Each point is a georeferenced observation or museum specimen.

The 2 species

Every species in the genus recorded in this atlas. 2 have full researched profiles; all link to their distribution and water tolerances.

(Günther, 1863)

Hermaphrodite checkerboard cichlid

122 records

Kullander & Staeck, 1990

Checkerboard cichlid

6 records

Across the waters

The lakes and rivers in this atlas where the genus has been recorded, with how many of its species each holds.

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