Saxatilia
''Saxatilia'' is a South American cichlid genus in the genus group Geophagini. The genus was only erected in mid-2023 by four South American ichthyologists and their Swedish colleague Sven O. Kullander, and the name is a near-tautonym of the chosen type species. Previously, the species placed in ''Saxatilia'' belonged to the genus ''Crenicichla'' and formed the ''Crenicichla saxatilis'' species complex. Of all the genera of pike cichlids, ''Saxatilia'' has the widest distribution area. It occurs in the Amazon Basin, in the drainage basin of the Orinoco, in the entire river basin of the Río de la Plata, the Río Paraná and the Río Uruguay, in the coastal rivers of the Guyanas, on the islands of Trinidad and Tobago, in the coastal rivers of northeastern Brazil and in the lagoons Lagoa dos Patos and Lagoa Mirim in the south of Brazil. Characteristics Like all pike cichlids, the ''Saxatilia'' species have an elongated body. Males and females of the ''Saxatilia'' species Sexual di ...
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Saxatilia Alta
''Saxatilia alta'' is a species of cichlid native to South America. It is found in the Amazon River basin, in the Branco River basin, Brazil and the Essequibo River basin, Guyana. This species reaches a length of . References

Saxatilia, alta Cichlid fish of Brazil Fish of Guyana Fish of the Amazon basin Taxa named by Carl H. Eigenmann Fish described in 1912 {{Cichlinae-stub ...
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