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The growth from spawn to the average length of 12–14 inches progresses rapidly throughout the first 16–18 months of life. Upon additional growth beyond the average, a fish can potentially add up to 1.5 pounds of weight with every extra inch grown. [7] Average lifespan for the Butterfly Peacock Bass is 6–10 years.
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.
A fish of "normal" weight has a relative weight of 100 percent. The relative weight of a fish does not indicate its health on a continuous scale from 0 -100%, however. For example, Simpkins et al. found that juvenile rainbow trout with a condition index of less than 80% were at a high risk of dying. [9] Relative weight is one of several common ...
Cichla monoculus, sometimes known as the tucanare peacock bass [citation needed] ("peacock bass" is also used for some of its relatives) or toukounaré, [1] is a very large species of cichlid, and a prized game fish.
The bird featured in the video, and the one that most people think of when they picture a peacock, is an Indian blue peafowl (Pavo cristatus) although they are commonly called simply Indian ...
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Cichla temensis, the speckled peacock bass, painted pavon, royal pavon, speckled pavon, three-barred peacock bass, or striped tucunare, is a very large South American cichlid. Reaching nearly 1 m (3.3 ft) in length, it is the largest cichlid of the Americas , and one of the largest extant cichlids in the world.
Peacock bass have been identified as invasive species and cause of ecological imbalances in some of their introduced areas. [29] [7] [15] Peacock bass introduction in the Rosana Reservoir and upper Paraná River, both in Brazil, resulted in a 95% decline in native fish density and 80% decline in richness in only two years. [14]