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Cichlidae
Butterfly peacock bass
Cichla ocellaris
A schooling hunter over rapid rocks
- Black
- Green
- Orange
- Yellow
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Compressed
- Large
- Tropical fish
Black
Tropical
Regional distribution
Compressed
LargeButterfly peacock bass is a freshwater fish that lives in rivers and lakes. Look for a schooling hunter over rapid rocks.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Cichlids and Allies
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Cichla
- Maximum length
- 75 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Habitat
- Rivers and lakes
- Body shape
- Laterally compressed
- Diet
- Omnivorous
- Distribution
- Tropical fresh waters of Africa and the Americas
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
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Family
Diet
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