Cichla intermedia
Species of fish
Royal peacock bass | |
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Caught in Cinaruco River, Apure, Venezuela | |
Conservation status | |
![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Cichla |
Species: | C. intermedia |
Binomial name | |
Cichla intermedia Machado-Allison, 1971 |
Cichla intermedia, the royal peacock bass, is a large species of cichlid found in the Orinoco River basin in Venezuela and Colombia.[2][3][4]
Description
C. intermedia reaches up to 55 cm (1.8 ft) in total length and 3.0 kg (6.6 lb) in weight.[2] 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.
Habitat
Royal peacock bass inhabit both clear- and blackwater rivers from the Orinoco River basin.
Behavior
These fish are predatory and feed mostly on smaller fish.[2]
References
- ^ Mesa-Salazar, L. (2022). "Cichla intermedia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T175978706A175978830. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T175978706A175978830.en. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cichla intermedia". Fishbase. December 2017 version.
- ^ "'Royal Peacock'—Cichla intermedia". Acute Angling. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ Cichla intermedia at GBIF