Lugubria lugubris
Species of fish
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The spottail pike cichlid (Lugubria lugubris) is a species of pike cichlid native to South America. It is found in the Amazon River basin, in the Branco, Negro and Uatumã rivers in Brazil; the Essequibo River and Branco River in Guyana; the Corantijn River in Suriname. This species reaches a length of 32.9 cm (13 in).[2]
- A 19th century watercolor painting by Jacques Burkhardt
- Print from 1828
- Print from 1860
| Lugubria lugubris | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Lugubria |
| Species: | L. lugubris |
| Binomial name | |
| Lugubria lugubris (Heckel, 1840) | |
| Subspecies | |
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Red Atabapo pike cichlid (Lugubria lugubris atabapo) | |
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