Astronotus ocellatus

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Astronotus ocellatus, commonly known as the oscar, is a large, colorful South American cichlid fish popular in the aquarium trade for its intelligence and distinctive personality.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Astronotus 1
Astronotus ocellatus canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cichlid ⓘ
fish species ⓘ
aquariumTankRequirement large tank ⓘ
aquariumTemperament aggressive toward smaller fish ⓘ
behavior can recognize keepers ⓘ
bodyShape oval and laterally compressed ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
coloration dark body with orange or red markings ⓘ
commonName marble cichlid ⓘ
oscar ⓘ
tiger oscar ⓘ
velvet cichlid ⓘ
describedBy Louis Agassiz ⓘ
diet crustaceans ⓘ
insects ⓘ
omnivorous ⓘ
plant material ⓘ
small fish ⓘ
distinctiveFeature ocellated spot on caudal peduncle ⓘ
family Cichlidae ⓘ
genus Astronotus ⓘ
habitat backwaters ⓘ
floodplain lakes ⓘ
slow-moving freshwater rivers ⓘ
intelligence high for a fish ⓘ
introducedTo Australia ⓘ
China ⓘ
United States ⓘ
IUCNStatus Least Concern ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifespanInCaptivity 10–20 years ⓘ
maximumLength about 45 cm ⓘ
maximumWeight about 1.6 kg ⓘ
nativeTo Amazon River basin ⓘ
linked to: Amazon Basin

Paraguay River basin ⓘ
Paraná River basin ⓘ
Río Negro basin ⓘ
South America ⓘ
order Cichliformes ⓘ
parentalCare biparental brood care ⓘ
pHRange 6.0–8.0 ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction egg-laying ⓘ
socialBehavior territorial ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
typicalAquariumLength 25–30 cm ⓘ
typicalTemperatureRange 23–28 °C ⓘ
use aquarium trade ⓘ
waterType tropical freshwater ⓘ
yearDescribed 1831 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cichlidae → notableSpecies → Astronotus ocellatus ⓘ
Astronotus ocellatus → genus → Astronotus ⓘ
linked to: Astronotus ocellatus