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Cichlidae

Giant Cichlid

Petenia splendida

Fifty Centimeters Cichlid

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
Medium
Tropical fish

Petenia splendida, the bay snook, is a species of cichlid from Guatemala and northern Central America. It is important to local commercial fisheries.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cichlids and Allies
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Petenia
Water type: Freshwater

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