The Crenicichla tingui lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.
Conservation: Crenicichla tingui is not evaluated by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (2008). More
Crenicichla tingui differs from all species of the C. lacustris group, except C. iguassuensis, by absence of narrow vertical stripes. Crenicichla tingui can be distinguished from C. iguassuensis by lateral band continuous (vs. subdivided) and by suborbital stripe short and narrow (vs. More