Gatun Lake
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Gatun Lake is a mostly freshwater reservoir to the south of Colón, Panama. At approximately 26 m above sea level, it forms a major part of the Panama Canal, carrying ships 33 km of their transit acros
USS Missouri (Battleship #11) in Gatun Lake, Panama Canal, 1915.
Peacock bass
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Peacock bass are large freshwater cichlids of the genus Cichla. These are diurnal predatory fishes native to the Amazon and Orinoco basins, as well as rivers of the Guianas, in tropical South America.
Gatun Lake
…Gatun Lake also provides drinking water for Panama City and Colón. Angling is one of the primary recreational pursuits on Gatun Lake. Non-native peacock bass were accidentally introduced to Gatun Lake around 1967 by a local businessman, and have since flourished to become the dominant angling game fish in…
Cichla ocellaris Dvur zoo 1
Adult Cichla orinocensis is easily recognized by its three large gold-edged spots (not bars) on the side of the body
Male (Cichla sp.) guarding eggs, at the Uatumã Biological Reserve (Brazil)
A serving of peacock bass