Cichla temensis

Description

Cichla temensis, the speckled pavon, speckled peacock bass, painted pavon, or three-barred peacock bass, is a very large South American cichlid, and a prized food and game fish. Reaching up to 1 m (3.3 ft) in length and 13 kg (29 lb) in weight, it is the largest cichlid of the Americas, and possibly the largest cichlid anywhere (others suggest that prize goes to the African giant cichlid, Boulengerochromis microlepis).