Specimen Information

Cichla ocellaris
Cichla ocellaris
(Butterfly Peacock Bass)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID163113
GroupFishes
GenusCichla
Speciesocellaris
Common NameButterfly Peacock Bass
StateFL
CountyMiami-Dade
Localitylake off SW 80th Street east of 152nd Avenue
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameFlorida Southeast Coast
HUC8 Number03090206
HUC10 NameCoral Gables
HUC10 Number0309020616
HUC12 NameCutler Drain Canal
HUC12 Number030902061601
Map
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Collection Day11
Collection Month3
Collection Year1993
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for biocontrol | stocked for sport
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:810
Author:Klinkenberg, M.
Date:1993
Title:Record peacock bass is caught.
Journal:The Miami Herald
Publisher:Miami Herald
Issue:March 17
Pages:10D
Reference 2
Ref. Number:825
Author:Epstein, B.
Date:1994
Title:Miami's new bass on the block.
Journal:Florida Game & Fish (?)
Issue:4
Pages:17-18
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Size9.025 lbs., 22.75 in


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