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Peacock Bass ID Guide
Acute Angling Amazon Sportfishing—Science and Conservation section—Peacock Bass Species.
Reference Sources
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Correa, R. O. 1998. Crescimento de Cichla monoculus (Perciformes: Cichlidae) em ambiente natural: Selecao da melhor estrutura para a determinacao da idade. Master's Thesis. University of Amazonas, Amazonas, Brazil.
Farias, I. P., G. Orti, I. Sampaio, H. Schneider, and A. Meyer. 1999 Mitochondrial DNA Phylogeny of the Family Cichlidae: Monophyly and Fast Molecular Evolution of the Neotropical Assemblage. Journal of Molecular Evolution [J. Mol. Evol.
Farias, I. P., G. Orti, and A. Meyer. 2000. Total Evidence: Molecules, Morphology, and the Phylogenetics of Cichlid Fishes. Journal of Experimental Zoology (Mol Dev Evol) 288:76-92
Kullander, S. O., and E. J. G. Ferreira. 2006. A review of the South American cichlid genus Cichla, with descriptions of nine new species (Teleostei:Cichlidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 17: 4: 289-298
Lasso, C. A., A. Machado-Allison. 2000 Sinopsis de las especies de peces de la familia Cichlidae presentes en la cuenca del rio Orinoco. Claves, diagnosis, aspectos bio-ecologicos e illustraciones. Museo de la Historia Natural la Salle. Instituto de Zoología Tropical, Universidad Central de Venezuela.
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Vasconcelos, W.R., M.S. Nunes, P. Reiss, and I.P. Farias. 2005. Different population genetics patterns in two species of peacock bass (Cichla:Perciformes) of tributaries of the Rio Negro. Poster presentation. Brazilian Ichthyology Society meeting, January, 2005
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| Dr. Paulo Petry | X | X | |
| Dr. Stuart Willis | X | X | |
| David Orndorf | X | X | |
| Jim Micinilio | X | X | |
| Capt. Tony Herndon | X |
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Imagine casting your line into the mysterious and beautiful black waters of the Brazilian Amazon. Then imagine the explosive strike of one of the biggest Peacock Bass you've ever seen. Then picture yourself fighting and landing the world's greatest freshwater gamefish and the trophy you've been dreaming of. Imagine doing this for days on end, without intrusive interruptions, or hurrying off because you've run out of time.
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