Freshly collected adult
Freshly collected adult of Crenicichla empheres from Rio Chapeco, Urugui drainage [Brazil].Photo by Oldřich Říčan. (06-Nov-2012).

Family
Cichlidae

Sub-family
Cichlinae

Tribe
Geophagini

Genus
Crenicichla

Group
Missioneira

Status
valid


Last updated on:
04-Jan-2008

Crenicichla empheres Lucena, 2007

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Original description as Crenicichla empheres:

  • Lucena, C. A. S.. 2007. "Two new species of the genus Crenicichla Heckel, 1840 from the upper rio Uruguay drainage (Perciformes: Cichlidae)". Neotropical Ichthyology. v. 5(n. 4), pp. 449-456. DOI: 10.1590/S1679-62252007000400004 (crc01516) (abstract)

Conservation: Crenicichla empheres is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.