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Peacock Basses
Cichla
Cichla is a genus of cichlids native to freshwater habitats in tropical South America, but a few species have been introduced to regions outside their native range. The genus includes several species valued as game fish, collectively known as peacock bass, and is also of interest to cichlid-keeping aquarists. Cichla species are amongst the largest cichlids, with one species, C. temensis, growing to about 1 m (3 ft 3 in).
16 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 16 known species
Butterfly Peacock Bass
speciesCichla ocellaris
Speckled Peacock Bass
speciesCichla temensis
Blue Peacock Bass
speciesCichla piquiti
Tucanare Peacock Bass
speciesCichla monoculus
Kelber's Peacock Bass
speciesCichla kelberi
Orinoco Peacock Bass
speciesCichla orinocensis
Royal Peacock Bass
speciesCichla intermedia
Spotted Peacock Bass
speciesCichla pinima
Xingu Peacock Bass
speciesCichla melaniae
Bolivian Peacock Bass
speciesCichla pleiozona
Tapajós Peacock Bass
speciesCichla mirianae
Vazzoler's Peacock Bass
speciesCichla vazzoleri
Jari Peacock Bass
speciesCichla jariina
Imperial Peacock Bass
speciesCichla nigromaculata
Falls Lukunani
speciesCichla cataractae
Trombetas Peacock Bass
speciesCichla thyrorus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 87480.