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Crenicichla cametana Steindachner, 1911

Source-backed taxonomic record

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 cametana is a species of cichlid native to South America. It is found in the Amazon River basin and in the Tocantins River basin, Brazil. This species reaches a length of 18.3 cm (7.2 in).

Wikipedia contributors, Crenicichla cametana; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:26:07.830151+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Crenicichla cametana Steindachner, 1911
Name authority
Steindachner, 1911
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderCichliformes
  11. familyCichlidae Bonaparte, 1835
  12. subfamilyCichlinae Bonaparte, 1835
  13. genusCrenicichla Heckel, 1840
  14. speciesCrenicichla cametana Steindachner, 1911

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Crenicichla. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Crenicichla semifasciata (Heckel, 1840)CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Crenicichla cyanonotus Cope, 1870CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Crenicichla chicha Varella, Kullander & Lima, 2012CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Crenicichla iguassuensis Haseman, 1911CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Crenicichla igara Lucena & Kullander, 1992CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Crenicichla hu Piálek, Říčan, Casciotta & Almirón, 2010CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Crenicichla empheres Lucena, 2007CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Crenicichla lacustris (Castelnau, 1855)CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Crenicichla proteus Cope, 1872CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Crenicichla hemera Kullander, 1990CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Crenicichla hadrostigma Lucena, 2007CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Crenicichla geayi Pellegrin, 1903CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Crenicichla astroblepa Ploeg, 1986 Ploeg, 1986synonym

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.

  1. Steindachner, F. (1911). Über einige neue und seltene südamerikanische Süßwasserfische. Anzeiger Der Kaiserlichen Akademie Der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse, v. 48 (no. 17) (for 6 July 1911): 369–376. 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:ZCDZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.