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This is the most common question I get asked at trade shows. My answer? Yes and no.
While the peacock bass in Florida and the peacock bass found in the Amazon are both part of the Cichlid family, they are very different sportfish.
The species of peacock bass in Florida is the Cichla, Ocellaris (1). In the United States, it is often referred to as the Butterfly Peacock. However, it is not the same species nor grows anywhere near the size of the Cichla, Temensis species found in the Amazon Basin.
In Ken Schultz’s book Essentials of Fishing, he gives a brief history on how the Ocellaris got to Florida:
The butterfly peacock, which does not attain the gargantuan size of some of its brethren, was introduced in Hawaii from British Guyana in 1957, and in Florida in 1984 and 1986 by fish from Brazil, Guyana, and Peru: it has also been stocked in Puerto Rico, Panama, Guam, and the Dominican Republic. (2)
According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission the Florida state record is 9.11 pounds. (3) The IGFA all tackle World Record for the largest species of peacock bass the Cichla, Temensis is 13.19 kg (29 lb 1 oz) (4).
Largemouth bass and bluegill are all in the sunfish family (5), but I don’t believe anglers would say that fishing for largemouth bass is the same experience as fishing for bluegill. In a similar fashion fishing for the Ocellaris is fun, but it can’t be compared to the larger, stronger, and predatory aggression of the Cichlid, Temensis.
If you need additional proof, call me, book a trip, and find out for yourself. 😊
1. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Ecological Risk Screening Summary-Butterfly Peacock Bass. Web version 6/14/2018.
2. Schultz’s, Ken. Essentials of Fishing. (See page 15)
3. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/freshwater/butterfly-peacock/
4. IGFA.org https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/freshwater/butterfly-peacock/
5. Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. Sunfish Family Tree
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