Saxatilia proteus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Saxatilia |
| Species: | S. proteus
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| Saxatilia proteus (Cope, 1872)
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Saxatilia proteus is a species of cichlid native to South America. It is found in the Amazon river basin, in the Napo and Putumayo drainages in Ecuador, in the Ucayali-Amazon drainage from Chicosa to Pebas in Peru, and upper Purus basin. This species reaches a length of 15.5 cm (6.1 in).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Frederico, R.G. (2023). "Crenicichla proteus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T49830645A191112197. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49830645A191112197.en. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Crenicichla proteus". FishBase. December 2024 version.
- Kullander, S.O. (1986). Cichlid fishes of the Amazon River drainage of Peru. Stockholm, Sweden: Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Research Division, Swedish Museum of Natural History.
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