Fish with large lips, mottled brown and cream pattern, light blue tints, long pelvic fins and a dark side spot.

Largemouth cichlid

Caquetaia spectabilis
Where at Shedd?
Amazon Rising
Diet Worms, crustaceans, insects and plant matter
Size Length: Up to 6.5 inches (16.5 cm)
Type Fishes
Range Amazon River basin and Araguari and Branco Rivers
Habitat Among aquatic river plants

Did you know?

  1. Cichlids are protective parents. They guard the young for several weeks, even once they can swim on their own.
  2. The largemouth cichlid gets its name from its protrusible mouth structure which is capable of being protruded or extended. This ambush predator sits and waits for unsuspecting prey then “throws” its outer jaws at its prey while at the same time expanding its mouth which creates a suction and sucks the prey into its mouth.