When temensis are not spawning, they hunt in the main river, and natives call them paca. Compared to colorful açu, they are relatively drab fish with three darker vertical bars, and rows …

The brilliantly colored acu (pronounced 'assu') is in reproductively active condition and is shown at the top, above. The Paca morph (second from top photo) has white or yellow dots (3) arranged …

In the “paca” (Portuguese) form, Chichla temensis shows a darker color pattern and a more hydrodynamic shape. Identification is made somewhat complex by the species’ morphological …

Oct 4, 2006 · what are paca and assu color phases in temensis? when does these color phases occur? my tems only show off one color still..

Cichla temensis, the speckled peacock bass, painted pavon, royal pavon, speckled pavon, three-barred peacock bass, or striped tucunare, is a very large South American cichlid. Reaching …

When temensis is spawning they display the 3 Bar or in Portuguese “Azu” color phase and the remainder of the time they display the Speckled or in Porteguese “Paca” color phase. …

Temensis Peacock Bass (Cichla temensis) is the largest member of the peacock bass genus and is a top level predator in their native South American river habitat. They are most often found …

Sep 13, 2019 · The common name is speckled peacock bass. When they look like my big one pictured above with the dark bars on the side they call them Azul. When the bars don’t exist or …

The King of the Jungle: The largest, the Speckled or Giant Three-Barred Peacock Bass (Cichla temensis), reigns supreme. Found naturally in Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela, these aquatic …

“Its general body color is yellowish-gold, with brightly colored fins and a pattern of three sharply demarcated dark vertical bars on the trunk. [...] The other extreme, called the speckled …