Cichla temensis
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Cichla temensis, the speckled pavon, speckled peacock bass, painted pavon, or three-barred peacock bass, is a very large South American cichlid, and a prized food and game fish. Reaching up to 1 m (3.3 ft) in length and 13 kg (29 lb) in weight, it is the largest cichlid of the Americas, and perhaps the largest extant cichlid in the world,[2] with only the African giant cichlid (Boulengerochromis microlepis) possibly reaching similar proportions.[3]
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Cichla temensis | |
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Typical Adult above, breeding below | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Cichla |
Species: | C. temensis |
Binomial name | |
Cichla temensis Humboldt, 1821 | |
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