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Cichlidae
Xingu Peacock Bass
Cichla melaniae
Thirty Six Centimeters Cichlid of the Brazilian Coast
- Black
- Tropical
- Lower river
- Southern Hemisphere
- Restricted distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Fusiform
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Black
Tropical
Restricted distribution
Fusiform
MediumXingu Peacock Bass is a freshwater fish from South America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 36 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Cichlids and Allies
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Cichla
- Maximum length
- 36 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- South America: Brazil, restricted to the Lower Rio Xingu drainage.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
