Saxatilia saxatilis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Saxatilia |
Species: | S. saxatilis
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Binomial name | |
Saxatilia saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Saxatilia saxatilis, the ring tailed pike cichlid, is a species of cichlid native to South America. It is found swimming in the Atlantic coast drainages of Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela and Trinidad. This species reaches a length of 20 cm (7.9 in).[2]