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