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Orinoco Peacock Bass

Cichla orinocensis

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Colombia.January 1, February 3, March 0, April 0, May 0, June 0, July 0, August 0, September 0, October 0, November 0, December 0.
Colombia4
Vichada4
Venezuela3
Singapore2
Apure2
Brazil1
Amazonas1
Roraima1
NORTH REGION1
WEST REGION1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderCichlids and Allies · Cichliformes
FamilyCichlids · Cichlidae
GenusPeacock Basses · Cichla

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Orinoco Peacock Bass with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.