Crenicichla anamiri Ito & Rapp Py-Daniel 2015

Crenicichla anamiri is distinguished from all congeners except C. notophthalmus, C. regani, C. urosema, and C. virgatula by having serrations on supracleithrum (vs. absence). It differs from from C. notophthalmus and C. regani by having a black vertical elliptic blotch centrally positioned at caudal-fin base (vs. presence of ocellated blotch dorsally on caudal-fin base). It can be separated from C. regani, C. urosema and C. virgatula by having two to four rows of teeth in both jaws (vs. more than four rows); from C. virgatula and C. urosema also by the presence of vertical bars on the caudal fin (vs. absence) (Ref. 104708).

Dorsal spines (total): 18 - 21; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 11; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 7 - 10; Vertebrae: 30 - 32

Collected close to the shore or on sandy beaches next to roots of the riparian vegetation during dry season (Ref. 104708).

Crenicichla anamiri is a species of cichlid native to South America. It is found swimming in the Middle rio Xingu and rio Bacajá, upstream of Volta Grande do Xingu in Brazil. This species reaches a length of 4.8 cm (1.9 in).