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🇭🇳 Honduras and 3 moreJaguar cichlid Large predatory cichlid from Central American lakesCichlid · Rivers and lakes

🇻🇪 Venezuela and 2 moreAltum angelfish Large freshwater angelfish from the Orinoco Basin.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes

WorldMango tilapia A large cichlid native to Africa and the Levant.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes

🇧🇷 Brazil and 3 moreOscar Large South American cichlid popular in aquariumsCichlid · Rivers and lakes · 1831

🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreButterfly peacock bass Large South American cichlid prized for sport fishingCichlid · Rivers and lakes

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The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Jaguar cichlid: George Chernilevsky, Public domain, source
Altum angelfish: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 1.0, source
Mango tilapia: Bayçelebi E (2020) Distribution and diversity of fish, CC BY 4.0, source
Oscar: Jón Helgi Jónsson ( Amything ), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Butterfly peacock bass: Karelj, Public domain, source

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