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Parachromis dovii, the wolf cichlid, rainbow bass, or guapote, is a species of cichlid native to Central America, where it occurs in lakes, rivers and streams in Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. [1] It is one of the largest cichlids, reaching up to 14 kg (31 lb) in weight and 80 cm (2.6 ft) long. [3]
Rainbow parrotfish: Scarus guacamaia: Rainbow runner: Elagatis bipinnulata: Rainbow smelt: Osmerus mordax: Rainbow snakehead: Channa bleheri: Rainbow trout: Oncorhynchus mykiss: Rainwater killifish: Lucania parva: Red-bellied pacu Piaractus brachypomus: Red-bellied piranha: Pygocentrus nattereri: Red devil cichlid Amphilophus labiatus: Red drum
Peacock bass have been identified as invasive species and cause of ecological imbalances in some of their introduced areas. [27] [7] [15] Peacock bass introduction in the Rosana Reservoir and upper Paraná River, both in Brazil, resulted in a 95% decline in native fish density and 80% decline in richness in only two years. [14]
There are at least 31 game and 59 non-game fish species known to occur in Montana. [1] Among Montana's fish, three are listed as endangered or threatened species and the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks lists a number of species as species of concern. [2] Species are listed by common name, scientific name, typical habitat and ...
The giant sea bass Stereolepis gigas, also known as the black sea bass, is a member of the wreckfish family Polyprionidae. The "lanternbellies" or "temperate ocean-basses", Acropomatidae . The " butterfly peacock bass ", Cichla ocellaris , is a member of the cichlid family, Cichlidae and a prized game fish along with its relatives in the genus ...
The state of Arkansas has a wide variety of freshwater fish species in its rivers, lakes ... Largemouth bass, Micropterus ... Rainbow smelt, Osmerus mordax [100 ...
The following list of known freshwater fish species, subspecies, and hybrids occurring in Washington state is taken from Wydoski and Whitney(2003). Some scientific names have been updated or corrected. Trout nomenclature follows Behnke et al.(2002). Asterisks denote introduced fishes.
Centrarchidae, better known as sunfishes, is a family of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the order Centrarchiformes, native only to North America.There are eight universally included genera within the centrarchid family: Lepomis (true sunfishes), Micropterus (black basses), Pomoxis (), Enneacanthus (banded sunfishes), Centrarchus (type genus, consisting solely of the flier C ...