Crenicichla cincta

The Crenicichla cincta lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

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

the Peruvian Amazon, I was able to observe Crenicichla cincta in two different habitats - calm lakes and a swift-flowing stream. In both cases, the water was near neutral and soft (pH 7.2 and 90uS conductivity). More

Common names

Añashua in Spanish (español)
Chui in Spanish (español)
Kalterisukkula-ahven in Finnish (suomen kieli)
腰带矛丽鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
腰帶矛麗魚 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Perciformes
Family : Cichlidae
Genus : Crenicichla
Species : Crenicichla cincta
Authority : Regan, 1905