Crenicichla tapii Piálek, Dragová, Casciotta, Almirón & Říčan, 2015
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 tapii is a species of cichlid native to South America. It is found in the lower Iguazú River basin above the Iguazú Falls in Argentina. Distributional range extends upstream of the Misiones Province, Argentina into the neighboring state of Paraná, Brazil. This species reaches a length of 12 cm (4.7 in).
The species name tapii refers to the tapir, genus Tapirus, as an allusion to its semi-herbivorous grazing diet, which is unusual for the typically piscivorous Crenicichla.
Wikipedia contributors, Crenicichla tapii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:26:24.135617+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Crenicichla tapii Piálek, Dragová, Casciotta, Almirón & Říčan, 2015
- Name authority
- Piálek, Dragová, Casciotta, Almirón & Říčan, 2015
- 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 tapii Piálek, Dragová, Casciotta, Almirón & Říčan, 2015
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 geayi Pellegrin, 1903 | 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.
- Piálek, L., Dragová, K., Casciotta, J., Almirón, A., & Říčan, O. (2015). Description of two new species of Crenicichla (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the lower Iguazú River with a taxonomic reappraisal C. iguassuensis, C. tesay and C. yaha. Historia Natural, 5. 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:ZCH3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.