Crenicichla lepidota ';
General information
 
Crenicichla lepidota (Heckel, 1840)
 
 
Common namePike cichlid, Guensa-verde
Synonyms
Dicrossus filamentosa (Ladiges, 1958)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Cichlidae.
Geographical distribution
Brazil; Argentina; Uruguay
Occurrence Native: Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay
Importance
Food/ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Miranda, MS, Brazil
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
01 male
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
6m/sm+42st/a
Fundamental arm number
54
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Not reported
Reference(s)
Thompson KW (1979). Cytotaxonomy of 41 species of Neotropical Cichlidae. 4:679-691.