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Peacock Bass
Peacock Bass AD

Scientific Name

Cichla monoculus

Location

Panas Jungle

Real Life Location

Amazon Basin, Orinoco Basin, South Florida

Tackle Size

L

Largest Size

3.11 feet

Base Fish Points

470

The Peacock Bass, more precisely Monoculus Peacock Bass from its appearance, is a tropical fish found at Panas Jungle. It has a yellow-greenish body with three stripes near its dorsal fin and an eye-like spot near its tail. For many players, it is considered the "Bluegill of the Jungle" because it is so common and likes to steal your bait. 

Locations[]

Baits & Lures[]

  • Crankbait: Black Camo, Brown Camo, Blue Zebra Crank, Gold Glory, Silver Glory
  • Minnow: Blue Trolling Dish, Green Water Fang, Orange Hamstring
  • Spinner: Deep Green McCoy
  • Swimming Lure: Big Blue Glow, Big Green Glow, Yellow Paragon
  • Baits: pretty much anything L-sized.

Technique[]

This fish is extremely common to the extent that it becomes a nuisance when looking for rarer fish. It likes to hit the bait first and likes almost all baits. Although it seems to not that big, it takes L-sized bait. It also often jumps out of water.

Any L-sized tackle works for this fish.

Trivia[]

  • Despite their similar appearance, the Peacock Bass are not related to the Black Bass and Smallmouth Bass, both members of the sunfish family (Centrarchidae). They are belong to the cichlid family (Cichlidae).
  • This fish are very popular among sport fishermen that many travel agencies now feature fishing trips specialized at catching Peacock Basses.
    • There also a notable fact that, although they can be caught with most techniques for catching basses, Peacock Basses fully ignores artificial worms.
    • They also sometimes kept as pets in aquaria.
  • The Peacock Basses are highly invansive and capable to cause significant damage to the local ecosystem. There is a case where an invaded area experiences an increase of malaria incidence due to the declining population of the native fish being preyed by this fish.
  • The flesh of this fish is white and has very little oil, making it similar in taste with snappers and groupers.
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