Tucanare Peacock Bass

Cichla monoculus

Seventy Centimeters Cichlid of South American Waters

Tucanare Peacock Bass is known from South America as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cichlids and Allies
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Cichla
Maximum length: 70 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: South America: Rio Solimões-Amazonas along the main channel and lower courses of tributaries; Peru, Colombia and Brazil; including Araguari and lower Oyapock rivers north of the Amazon. Probably much more widespread in the lowland Amazon basin.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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