Peacock Bass

orinocoflies.com Jenis Ikan ikan exotic dari Amerika Selatan ini sering disebut di Indonesia dengan Pbas Orinoco, ikan yang hanya memiliki tanda hitam dilingkari dengan garis emas. Ikan yang di negara asalnya sangat diburu dan menjadi ikan istimewah. Menurut Wikipedia bahwa ikan ini tergolong ikan istimewah dikalangan pemancing. Berikut kutipan dari Wikipedia : Cichla orinocensis, sometimes known as the Orinoco peacock bass, is a very large species of cichlid. This peacock bass is native to the Rio Negro and Orinoco River basins in northern South America.It mainly occurs in blackwater rivers.Despite the name, it is not the only peacock bass in the Orinoco, as the river also is home to C. intermedia, C. nigromaculata, and C. temensis.Where it overlaps with the last species, C. orinocensis prefers more slow-moving and shallow waters.They are able to tolerate more turbid waters than other species of peacock bass.  It reaches up to about 62 cm (2 ft) in standard length.Adults are easil...

  Jenis ikan Pbass yang pertama dari 15 jenis Peacock Bass yaitu: Cichla ocellaris, Butterfly Peacock Bass. Sumber dari Wikipedia mengatakan bahwa:  Cichla ocellaris, sometimes known as the butterfly peacock bass ("peacock bass" is also used for some of its relatives), is a very large species of cichlid from South America, and a prized game fish. It reaches 74 cm (29 in) in length.It is native to the Marowijne and Essequibo drainages in the Guianas, and the Branco River in Brazil. It has also been introduced to regions outside its natural range (e.g., Florida, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico), but some uncertainty exists over the exact identity, and at least some of the introductions may involve another Cichla species or hybrids. It is frequently confused with C. monoculus.   Kurang lebih artinya menurut Google Translate yaitu:  Cichla ocellaris, kadang-kadang dikenal sebagai kupu-kupu bass merak ("bass merak" juga digunakan untuk beberapa kerabatnya), ikan ini ad...