Astronotus crassipinnis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Astronotus |
Species: | A. crassipinnis
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Binomial name | |
Astronotus crassipinnis (Heckel, 1840)
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Astronotus crassipinnis is a South American fish in the cichlid family from the southern Amazon basin and the Paraná–Paraguay basins.[1] It is not as well-known or common in the aquarium trade as its relative, the more northernly distributed oscar (A. ocellatus).[2] A. crassipinnis reaches up to 25 cm (10 in) in length.[1]