Cichla intermedia
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| Royal peacock bass | |
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| File:C.Intermedia Cinaruco 2018.jpg | |
| Caught in Cinaruco River, Apure, Venezuela | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Cichla |
| Species: | C. intermedia
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| Binomial name | |
| Cichla intermedia Machado-Allison, 1971
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Cichla intermedia, the royal peacock bass, is a large species of cichlid found in the Orinoco River basin in Venezuela and Colombia.[2][3][4]
Description
[edit | edit source]C. intermedia reaches up to 55 cm (1.8 ft) in total length and 3.0 kg (6.6 lb) in weight.[2] It is easily identified from other species of peacock bass, as it is the only that present a series of 8 to 9 spots running through their lateral line.
Habitat
[edit | edit source]Royal peacock bass inhabit both clear- and blackwater rivers from the Orinoco River basin.
Behavior
[edit | edit source]These fish are predatory and feed mostly on smaller fish.[2]
References
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