Cichla orinocensis

Cichla orinocensis
Juvenile
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Subfamily:	Cichlinae
Genus:	Cichla
Species:	Cichla orinocensis Humboldt, 1821

Cichla orinocensis, sometimes known as the Orinoco peacock bass ("peacock bass" is also used for some of its relatives), is a very large species of cichlid. It is native to the Rio Negro and Orinoco river basins in northern South America, and reaches about 62 centimetres (24 in) in length.^[1]

References

1. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). "Cichla orinocensis" in FishBase. April 2011 version.