Kelberi peacock bass (Cichla kelberi)

Image source: Jo's Animal Database
General data
- Main name: Kelberi peacock bass
- Local names: Tucunare amarela, Yellow peacock bass
- Climates: Tropical
- Habitat: Freshwater
- Native: South America
- Distribution: Parana
Classification
- Genus: Cichla - Peacock cichlids
- Family: Cichlidae - Cichlids
- Order: Cichliformes - Cichlids
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
Cichla kelberi, new species, is restricted to the Tocantins river basin, but also found transplanted in the Paraná and Paraíba do Sul river drainages and reported from the Nordeste region of Brazil. C. Kelberi is similar to both C. monoculus and C. pleiozona, with three distinct dark vertical bars on its sides and without dark opercular markings. Small light spots on the lower fins distinguish it from other species. Large specimens possess a distinct occipital bar.