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Acute Angling Amazon Sportfishing
- Science and Conservation section - Peacock Bass Species Guide.
Cichla nigromaculata
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| Cichla nigromaculata is one of the newly described (2006)
species of Cichla. |
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ID Key - C. nigromaculata d |
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Identification
Keys
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Bars and Markings
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Colors
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Size
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Key Characters
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Similar Species
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| Possesses three relatively narrow and short dark vertical
bars and two lighter bars in between the darker ones. No markings
on operculum. |
Overall dark body coloration, shading from greenish/gold below to black dorsally. A bluish cast overlies the body color. Upper fins dark, lower fins bluish.
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Depth to length ratio
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approx. 30%
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Lateral Line Scales
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approx. 80
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Most similar to
C. monoculus
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Angler's Summary
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Known Range
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Behavior notes
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Habitat
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Common Names
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IGFA records
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Countries: Venezuela, Brazil.
River Basins: Rio Orinoco, Rio Casiquiare, Rio Negro. |
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Most common in lagoons, especially floodplain lagoons (seasonally isolated/connected), although they can be found sporadically in the channel. |
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Fishing Tactics
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C. nigromaculata - Report by Dr. Stuart Willis
We fished for these all through the upper Orinoco and Casiquiare, mostly in the Mavaca and Pamoni. They are most common in lagoons, especially floodplain lagoons (seasonally isolated/connected), although they can be found sporadically in the channel. These don't show any particular observable habitat use differences to C. monoculus. We caught these on weedless spoons and in-line spinnerbaits.
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