Kelberi peacock bass
(Cichla kelberi)
Image source: Jo's Animal Database
General data
Scientific names:
Kelberi peacock bass
Local names:
Tucunare amarela, Yellow peacock bass
Habitat:
Freshwater
Climate:
Tropical
Native:
South America
Distribution:
Parana
Cichla kelberi, new species, is restricted to the Tocantins river basin, but also found transplanted in the Paraná and Paraíba do Sul river drainages and reported from the Nordeste region of Brazil.
C. Kelberi is similar to both C. monoculus and C. pleiozona, with three distinct dark vertical bars on its sides and without dark opercular markings. Small light spots on the lower fins distinguish it from other species. Large specimens possess a distinct occipital bar.
