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Orinoco Peacock Bass

Cichla orinocensis

Classification

Family
Cichlidae

Cichla orinocensis, sometimes known as the Orinoco peacock bass, tucunaré or tucunaré miri, is a very large species of cichlid. This peacock bass is native to the Rio Negro and Orinoco River basins in northern South America. It mainly occurs in blackwater rivers.

Distribution

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