What type of animal is a peacock bass?

Peacock bass is a type of freshwater fish that belongs to the family Cichlidae.

Fun Peacock Bass Facts For Kids

What do they prey on? Tilapia, Oscar, crabs, minnows, crayfish

What do they eat? Meat

Average litter size? 5000

How much do they weigh? Up to 29 lb (13 kg)

How long are they? Up to 3.3 ft (1 m)

How tall are they? Unknown

What do they look like? Olive green, golden, white, black, grey, reddish-orange

Skin Type Scales

What were their main threats? Humans

What is their conservation status? Evaluated

What do they prey on? Tilapia, Oscar, crabs, minnows, crayfish

What do they eat? Meat

Average litter size? 5000

How much do they weigh? Up to 29 lb (13 kg)

How long are they? Up to 3.3 ft (1 m)

How tall are they? Unknown

What do they look like? Olive green, golden, white, black, grey, reddish-orange

Skin Type Scales

What were their main threats? Humans

What is their conservation status? Evaluated

What do they prey on?

Tilapia, Oscar, crabs, minnows, crayfish

What do they eat?

Meat

Average litter size?

5000

How much do they weigh?

Up to 29 lb (13 kg)

How long are they?

Up to 3.3 ft (1 m)

How tall are they?

Unknown

What do they look like?

Olive green, golden, white, black, grey, reddish-orange

Skin Type

Scales

What were their main threats?

Humans

What is their conservation status?

Evaluated

Where you’ll find them? Freshwater Lakes, Ponds, Rivers, Canals

Kingdom Animalia

Genus Cichla

Class Actinopterygii

Family Cichlidae

Where you’ll find them?

Freshwater Lakes, Ponds, Rivers, Canals

Locations

Kingdom Animalia

Genus Cichla

Kingdom

Animalia

Genus

Cichla

Class Actinopterygii

Family Cichlidae

Class

Actinopterygii

Family

Cichlidae