Peacock Bass : diversity, ecology and conservation /
Peacock Bass: Diversity, Ecology, and Conservation is a unique scientific reference that describes not only the diversity and natural history of the various peacock bass species (fish in the genus Cichla) but also their geographic distributions, evolutionary relationships, ecology, and economic impo...
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London ; Cambridge, MA :
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[2021]
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Peacock Bass: Diversity, Ecology and Conservation
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1 The alluring peacock bass
- Natural history
- Competitors, predators, and parasites
- Traits useful for identification of peacock bass species
- Background coloration
- Vertical dark bars
- Lateral band (stripe)
- Lateral blotches and ocellated markings
- Postorbital stripe and blotches
- Fin coloration
- References
- Chapter 2 Butterfly peacock bass, Cichla ocellaris (Bloch & amp
- Schneider 1801)
- Identification
- Distribution and habitat
- Introduced stocks
- Population structure and abundance
- Feeding
- Cannibalism
- Effects on food webs
- Growth
- Reproduction
- References
- Chapter 3 Orinoco butterfly peacock bass, Cichla orinocensis (Humboldt, in Humboldt & amp
- Valenciennes, 1821)
- Identification
- Distribution and habitat
- Feeding
- Cannibalism
- Predation mortality
- Growth
- Population abundance and structure
- Reproduction
- References
- Chapter 4 Royal peacock bass, Cichla intermedia (Machado-Allison, 1971)
- Identification
- Distribution and habitat
- Feeding
- Growth
- Population abundance and structure
- Reproduction
- References
- Chapter 5 Speckled peacock bass, Cichla temensis (Humboldt, in Humboldt & amp
- Valenciennes, 1821)
- Identification
- Distribution and habitat
- Feeding
- Cannibalism and predation mortality
- Growth
- Population abundance and structure
- Reproduction
- References
- Chapter 6 Pinima peacock bass, Cichla pinima (Kullander & amp
- Ferreira 2006)
- Identification
- Distribution and habitat
- Feeding
- Growth
- Population abundance and structure
- Reproduction
- References
- Chapter 7 Blue peacock bass, Cichla piquiti (Kullander & amp
- Ferreira 2006)
- Identification
- Distribution and habitat
- Feeding
- Growth.
- Population abundance and structure
- Reproduction
- References
- Chapter 8 Xingu peacock bass, Cichla melaniae (Kullander &
- Ferreira 2006)
- Identification
- Distribution and habitat
- Feeding
- Growth
- Population abundance and structure
- Reproduction
- Impacts from hydropower
- References
- Chapter 9 Fire peacock bass, Cichla mirianae (Kullander &
- Ferreira 2006)
- Identification
- Distribution and habitat
- Feeding
- Growth
- Population abundance and structure
- Reproduction
- Reference
- Chapter 10 Falls lukunani, Cichla cataractae (Sabaj, López-Fernández, Willis, Hemraj, Taphorn &
- Winemiller 2020)
- Identification
- Distribution and habitat
- Feeding
- Growth
- Population abundance and structure
- Reproduction
- References
- Chapter 11 Evolutionary relationships and zoogeography
- Evolutionary relationships
- Zoogeography
- Orinoco Basin
- Amazon River
- Madeira River
- Rio Negro
- Tapajos River
- Xingu River
- Araguaia-Tocantins Basin
- Guiana Shield Coastal Rivers
- Hybridization
- References
- Chapter 12 Fisheries, captive care, and conservation
- Fisheries-Native stocks
- Fisheries-Reservoirs
- Introduced stocks
- Care of captive peacock bass
- Fisheries conservation
- Epilogue
- References
- Index.