Crenicichla hemera Kullander 1990

Easily distinguished from all other species of the genus by having a row of dark blotches forming a more or less continuous band along the abdominal side, and by having infraorbitals 3 and 4 co-ossified instead of separate. Differs from most Crenicichla species in having a smooth-margined instead of serrated preopercle (Ref. 26677).

Dorsal spines (total): 19 - 21; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 14; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 9 - 12; Vertebrae: 35

Crenicichla hemera is a species of cichlid native to South America. It is found in the Amazon River basin, in the upper Aripuanã River and in the Madeira River drainage. This species reaches a length of 9.7 cm (3.8 in).

Ocorre em ambientes lóticos (corredeiras) na bacia do rio Aripuanã (Varella et al., 2012).

Conhecido apenas da bacia do rio Aripuanã, no estado de Mato Grosso (Varella et al., 2012).