01-12-2013, 11:27 PM
That looks looks to be a Kelberi peacock bass. Cichla Kelberi is the scientific name. The common names are too interchangeable and confusing. Most commonly, the speckled peacock bass is in reference to Cichla Temensis which can get to 30 lb or more and which the South American rivers are famous for. That in your hand is definitely not a Temensis since it has no black on the operculum gill plate. A temensis has black behind the eye on the operculum. Also it is more elongate in body shape.
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