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Royal Peacock Bass
Cichla intermedia
Cichla intermedia, the royal peacock bass, is a large species of cichlid found in the Orinoco River basin in Venezuela and probably Colombia.
From the article Cichla intermedia on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
C. intermedia reaches up to 55 cm (1.8 ft) in total length and 3.0 kg (6.6 lb) in weight. It is easily identified from other species of peacock bass, as it is the only that present a series of 8 to 9 spots running through their lateral line.
Range & habitat
Royal peacock bass inhabit both clear- and blackwater rivers from the Orinoco River basin.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 569437.