What are the different species of peacock bass?

Answer by  catewheeler (289)

There are at least 15 known species of the peacock bass, but there are only 4 that are generally recognized and have common English names: the Royal Peacock Bass, the Butterfly Peacock Bass, the Speckled Peacock Bass, and the Three-Barred Peacock Bass (only called this when the fish is spawning).

Answer by  Andrew230 (32)

The five different validated species of peacock bass are: Cichla temensis; Cichla orinocensis, also called "taua" or "borboleta"; Cichla monoculus, called "popoca"; Cichla ocellaris; Cichla intermedia, also called the "Royal" peacock by the U.S.

Answer by  Callypso (18)

There are fifteen known species of peacock bass as well as two more that ichthyologists have yet to name. The 15 species are; Cichla intermedia (royal peacock bass) Cichla jariina Cichla kelberi Cichla monoculus Cichla melaniae Cichla mirianae Cichla nigromaculata Cichla ocellaris (butterfly peacock bass) Cichla orinocensis Cichla pinima Cichla piquiti Cichla pleiozona Cichla temensis Cichla thyrorus Cichla vazzoleri

Answer by  soccer593 (476)

There are 15 different known species of peacock bass. The different species are Cichla intermedia, Cichla jariina, Cichla kelberii, Cichla monoculus, Cichla melaniae, Cichla mirianae, Cichla nigromaculata, Cichla ocellaris, Cichla orinocensis, Cichla pinima, Cichla piquiti, Cichla pleiozona, Cichla temensis Cichla thyrorus, and Cichla vazzoleri.

Answer by  cmart84726 (24)

There are six different species of peacock bass: Cichla temensis, Cichla ocellaris, Cichla intermedia, Cichla orinocensis, Cichla monoculus, and Cichla pinima. Cichla is the genus. The fish aren't technically basses but chiclids from the family Cichlidae.

Answer by  lmm30 (294)

there are 5 different kinds of peacock bass. they are the speackled bass, the butterfly, the popoca, the paula petry bass, the royal bass. They can be found in southern florida as well as other warmer water across the contient. you can search online for the different species to find where the ones that you want are

Answer by  maia (56)

The Diferrent species of peacock bass are cichla temensis,cichla monoculus,cichla orinocensis,cichla intermedia,cichla jariina,cichla kelberi,cichla melaniae,cichla pinima,cichla thyrosus,cichla vazzoleri,cichla pleiozona,cichla piquiti,cichla ocellaris,cichla nigromaculata,cichla mirianae,rio travessao,rio paru peacock,cichla ocellaric.These are only few of them.

Answer by  jodeci23 (74)

Tucunare is one species of a peacock bass, found in Brazil. Another one is a taua which was found in japan in 1940.