Genus

Saxatilia

Saxatilia is a cichlid genus represented by 18 species in The Amazon Basin in this atlas, mapped from 1,492 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
18
Records
1,492
Recorded depth
—
Type species
Saxatilia saxatilis — described as Sparus saxatilis Linnaeus 1758

Where the genus has been recorded

1,492 georeferenced records (GBIF) across 18 species. Filter the cloud to a single species, or switch to satellite imagery.

1,492 records

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

The 18 species

Every species in the genus recorded in this atlas. 18 have full researched profiles; all link to their distribution and water tolerances.

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Ringtail pike cichlid

474 records

Ploeg, 1991

237 records

Cope, 1872

169 records

Eigenmann, 1912

143 records

Cope, 1872

119 records

Cope, 1870

99 records

Pellegrin, 1904

94 records

Steindachner, 1892

42 records

Ploeg, 1991

37 records

Ploeg, 1991

30 records

Ploeg, 1991

16 records

Ploeg, 1987

10 records

Ploeg, 1991

7 records

Ploeg, 1991

Hummelinck's pike cichlid

6 records

Ploeg, 1991

4 records

Ploeg, 1987

3 records

Varella, Loeb, Lima & Kullander, 2018

2 records

Kullander, 1982

0 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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