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Tucanare Peacock Bass
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Tucanare Peacock Bass

Cichla monoculus

Cichla monoculus, sometimes known as the tucanare peacock bass ("peacock bass" is also used for some of its relatives), is a very large species of cichlid, and a prized game fish. It is native to the Amazon basin in South America, but has also been introduced to regions outside its natural range (e.g., Florida, Hawaii, and Panama's Gatun Lake). It reaches 80 cm (31 in) in length and 9 kg (20 lb) in weight.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 525927.