Cichla melaniae

The Cichla melaniae lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

Cichla melaniae is one of the newly described (2006) species of Cichla. More

Conservation: Cichla melaniae is not evaluated by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (2008). More

Cichla melaniae, new species, is restricted to the lower Xingu river drainage in Brazil. Cichla piquiti, new species, is restricted to the Tocantins river basin, but transplanted in the Paran More

Order : Perciformes
Family : Cichlidae
Genus : Cichla
Species : Cichla melaniae
Authority : Kullander & Ferreira, 2006