Cichla piquiti Kullander & Ferreira, 2006
Cichla piquiti
photo by Equipe de Ictiologia do Nupélia

Family:  Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Cichlinae
Max. size:  48 cm TL (male/unsexed); 38.5 cm TL (female); max.weight: 1,790.0 g; max.weight: 705.0 g
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America.
Diagnosis:  Diagnosis: Differs from other species of Cichla in having 83-104 scales in E1 row and adult color pattern with five wide dark vertical bars below the dorsal fin (bars 1-3, 1a, 2a) (Ref. 57716).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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