Don't want to see ads? Sign up...




Crenicichla lepidota

Pike Cichlid


Crenicichla lepidota

Cabeza Amarga
Family: Cichlidae
Order: Perciformes
Class: Actinopterygii
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
 Request change

Other common names: San Pedro, Juanita, Pirá-kyguá, Pensamiento.




Filters

Records from Chajarí

Description


Saxatilia lepidota is a species of cichlid native to South America. It is found in the Paraná River basin, it is widespread in the Paraguay River drainage in Brazil and Paraguay and the lower Paraná (below Guaira) in Paraguay and Argentina, and it is also along the coast of the Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Also found in the middle and lower Uruguay River in Brazil and Uruguay. Amazon River basin in the Guaporé River drainage in Brazil and Bolivia. This species reaches a length of .

Source: Wikipedia, article Crenicichla lepidota. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 15/07/2026.





Geographic distribution


Loading map...



Species photographs

Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 541039
 Chajarí
Entre Ríos
Argentina
07/06/2023
Adrian Braidotti



 View all photographs of the species




 Add a photography of this species





Species vocalizations

Last vocalizations published



 Add an audio of this species




Species videos

Last filmings published




 Add a film of this species




Species reports



 Detail of places sorted by number of records







Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
179050606/07/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosComplejo Termal Chajarí y alrededores, ChajaríAdrian Braidotti
16463803/08/2014ArgentinaEntre RíosCalle Siburu entre Udine y Av. V. Libertad (30°44´49.85"s; 58° 0´11.77"o), ChajaríCarlos M. Grassini
Page 1

 Add a record of this species

📖
Recommended citation
Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Pike Cichlid (Crenicichla lepidota) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 20/09/2026.