The Crenicichla zebrina lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.
Conservation: Crenicichla zebrina is not evaluated by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (2008). More
named Crenicichla zebrina, from the common zebra for the striped African equid, referring to the zebra-like pattern of vertical dark bars in the caudal part of the bodyl. More