''Saxatilia pellegrini'' is a

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

cichlid Cichlids () are a large, diverse, and widespread family of percomorph fish in the family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes. At least 1,760 species have been scientifically described, making it one of the largest vertebrate families, with on ...

native to South America. It is found in the Amazon River basin and in the Aripuanã River basin. This species reaches a length of . The fish is named in honor of French ichthyologist

Jacques Pellegrin Jacques Pellegrin (12 June 1873 – 12 August 1944) was a French zoology, zoologist. Biography Pellegrin was born in Paris on 12 June 1873. He worked under zoologist Léon Vaillant (chair of reptiles and fishes) at the ''Muséum national d'hi ...

(1873-1944), as a tribute to his contribution to the knowledge of the genus '' Crenicichla'' and the cichlids in general.

References

* pellegrini Fish of the Amazon basin Taxa named by Alex Ploeg Fish described in 1991 {{Cichlinae-stub