Crenicichla vaillanti

Crenicichla vaillanti
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Crenicichla
Species:	C. vaillanti
Binomial name
	Crenicichla vaillanti; Pellegrin, 1904

Crenicichla vaillanti is a species of cichlid native to South America. It is found in the Essequibo and Mana River basins. This species reaches a length of 12.6 cm (5.0 in).^[1]

The fish is named in honor of Pellegrin’s mentor and boss, Léon Vaillant (1834-1914) a zoologist at the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris.^[2]

References

^ "Crenicichla vaillanti".
^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily CICHLINAE (a-c)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

Kullander, S.O., 2003. Cichlidae (Cichlids). p. 605-654. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.

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[1] "Crenicichla vaillanti".

[ETYFish-2] Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily CICHLINAE (a-c)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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