WoRMS taxon details
Cichla ocellaris Bloch & Schneider, 1801
280183 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:280183)
accepted
Species
Acharnes speciosus Müller & Troschel, 1849 · unaccepted
Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=471 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Cichla ocellaris Bloch & Schneider, 1801. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=280183 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=471 [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Pathway/vector Other (Ornamental Trade) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | butterfly peacock bass | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (17 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Acharnes speciosus Müller & Troschel, 1849)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (85 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cichla ocellaris)
To Fishbase (from synonym Acharnes speciosus Müller & Troschel, 1849)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (77 nucleotides; 56 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Global Invasive Species Database (GISD)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cichla ocellaris FIN035619 Slide 35 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Acharnes speciosus Müller & Troschel, 1849)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (85 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cichla ocellaris)
To Fishbase (from synonym Acharnes speciosus Müller & Troschel, 1849)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (77 nucleotides; 56 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Global Invasive Species Database (GISD)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cichla ocellaris FIN035619 Slide 35 mm)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
