Cichla intermedia

Royal peacock bass
Caught in Cinaruco River, Apure, Venezuela
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Cichla
Species:
C. intermedia
Binomial name
Cichla intermedia

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

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

Royal peacock bass inhabit both clear- and blackwater rivers from the Orinoco River basin.

Behavior

These fish are predatory and feed mostly on smaller fish.[2]

References

  1. ^ Mesa-Salazar, L. (2022). "Cichla intermedia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T175978706A175978830. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T175978706A175978830.en. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cichla intermedia". FishBase. December 2017 version.
  3. ^ "'Royal Peacock'—Cichla intermedia". Acute Angling. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  4. ^ Cichla intermedia Archived 2018-08-03 at the Wayback Machine at GBIF