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Peacock Bass Classification Overview
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Taxonomic Grouping
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Latin
Descriptor
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English
Translation
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| Kingdom |
Animalia |
animals |
| Phylum |
Chordata |
with spinal cords |
| Subphylum |
Vertebrata |
with back bones |
| Superclass |
Gnathostoma |
jawed vertebrates |
| Grade |
Osteichthes |
bony fishes |
| Class |
Actinopterygii |
ray-finned fishes |
| Division |
Teleostei |
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| Subdivision |
Euteleostei |
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| Superorder |
Acanthopterygii |
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| Series |
Percomorpha |
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| Order |
Perciformes |
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| Suborder |
Labroidei |
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| Family |
Cichlidae |
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| Genus |
Cichla |
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The Cichlid Family (Cichlidae)
- All species of peacock bass belong to the genus Cichla, within
the family Cichlidae. Cichlids are among the most successful of freshwater
fish families with over 1300 species on four continents. They are
also among the best known, including angelfish, discus, oscars and other
aquarium favorites. You've met and enjoyed them in seafood restaurants
too (tilapia). From a scientific perspective, they are an amazing
family. Known for their astonishing species radiation in African
lakes, they are an important research focus for evolutionary biologists.
Their reproductive behavior is among the most complex and diverse of all
fishes, and their specialization into extremely varied feeding niches is
remarkable. But anglers know where they are really extraordinary
... and that's on the end of a fishing line. Like no other freshwater fish
in the world, peacocks are the ultimate in violent strikes and sheer fighting
power. |
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