Crenicichla lepidota

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	PERCIFORMES	CICHLIDAE

Scientific Name:

Crenicichla lepidota

Species Authority:

Heckel, 1840

Common Name/s:

English	–	Pike cichlid
Spanish	–	Cabeza amarga

Synonym/s:

Crenicichla edithae Ploeg, 1991

Taxonomic Notes:

Widespread distribution leads to possible taxonomic variation across range which leads to taxonomic uncertainty.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2009
Assessor/s:	Reis, R & Lima, F.
Reviewer/s:	Collen, B., Darwall, W., Ram, M. & Smith, K. (SRLI Freshwater Fish Evaluation Workshop)
Contributor/s:
Justification: This common species has been assessed as Least Concern due to its wide distribution and lack of threats acting on it.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is distributed in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. It is found in the Paraná River basin, the Paraguay River drainage, the Guapore River drainage, Uruguay basin and along the coast of the Rio Grande do Sul.
Countries:	Native: Argentina; Bolivia, Plurinational States of; Brazil; Paraguay; Uruguay
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Population [top]

Population:	A widespread and abundant species.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	C. lepidota is a benthopelagic (ecological region at the lowest level of water body) and potamodromous (migrating within fresh water only) fish. Found in lagoons, larger rivers, small streams - if you are in the plains and there is water, it is likely you will find this species. It is a typical dweller of streams, lagoons and flooded areas.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Very resilient to habitat modification and certainly not threatened. The species is collected for the pet trade, but it is not at a level that is a cause for concern.

Major Threat(s):

Very resilient to habitat modification and certainly not threatened. The species is collected for the pet trade, but it is not at a level that is a cause for concern.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no conservation measures in place.

Conservation Actions:

There are no conservation measures in place.

Citation:	Reis, R & Lima, F. 2009. Crenicichla lepidota. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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