Crenicichla tapii
| Crenicichla tapii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Crenicichla |
| Species: | C. tapii
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| Binomial name | |
| Crenicichla tapii | |
Crenicichla tapii is a species of cichlid native to South America. It is found in the lower Iguazú River basin above the Iguazú Falls in Argentina. Distributional range extends upstream of the Misiones Province, Argentina into the neighboring state of Paraná, Brazil. This species reaches a length of 12 cm (4.7 in).[1][2]
The species name tapii refers to the tapir, genus Tapirus, as an allusion to its semi-herbivorous grazing diet, which is unusual for the typically piscivorous Crenicichla.[3]
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2025). "Crenicichla tapii". FishBase.
- ^ Piálek, L.; Dragová, K.; Casciotta, J.; Almirón, A.; Říčan, O. (2015). "Description of two new species of Crenicichla (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the lower Iguazú River with a taxonomic reappraisal of C. iguassuensis, C. tesay and C. yaha". Historia Natural. 5 (2): 5–27. S2CID 51899505.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (1 February 2025). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily CICHLINAE (a-c)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 20 September 2025.