Crenicichla geayi Pellegrin, 1903
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Crenicichla geayi, also known as the half-banded pike cichlid, is a species of cichlid native to South America. It is found in the Orinoco River basin and in the Portuguesa River basin. This species reaches a length of 18.4 cm (7.2 in).
The fish is named in honor of pharmacist and natural history collector Martin François Geay (1859-1910), who collected the type specimen.
Wikipedia contributors, Crenicichla geayi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:26:07.831151+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Crenicichla geayi Pellegrin, 1903
- Name authority
- Pellegrin, 1903
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Crenicichla
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCichliformes
- familyCichlidae Bonaparte, 1835
- subfamilyCichlinae Bonaparte, 1835
- genusCrenicichla Heckel, 1840
- speciesCrenicichla geayi Pellegrin, 1903
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Crenicichla. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Crenicichla semifasciata (Heckel, 1840) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Crenicichla cyanonotus Cope, 1870 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Crenicichla chicha Varella, Kullander & Lima, 2012 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Crenicichla iguassuensis Haseman, 1911 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Crenicichla igara Lucena & Kullander, 1992 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Crenicichla hu Piálek, Říčan, Casciotta & Almirón, 2010 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Crenicichla empheres Lucena, 2007 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Crenicichla lacustris (Castelnau, 1855) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Crenicichla proteus Cope, 1872 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Crenicichla hemera Kullander, 1990 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Crenicichla hadrostigma Lucena, 2007 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Crenicichla lucius Cope, 1870 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Pellegrin, J. (1903). Description de Cichlidés nouveax de la collection du Muséum. Bulletin Du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (Série 1), v. 9 (no. 3): 120–125. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.25584 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6BD8R. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.