Saxatilia proteus is a species of cichlid native to South America.

It is found in the Amazon river basin, in the Napo and Putumayo drainages in Ecuador, in the Ucayali-Amazon drainage from Chicosa to Pebas in Peru, and upper Purus basin.

This species reaches a length of 15.5 cm (6.1 in).

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