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Astronotus ocellatus
"The species was originally described by Louis Agassiz in 1831 as Lobotes ocellatus, as he mistakenly believed the species was marine; later work assigned the species to the genus Astronotus."
From the National Aquarium in Washington D.C.
Spotted on Mar 16, 2012
Submitted on Mar 19, 2012
6 Comments
Thank you again for all of your suggestions! It's a big help!
Your welcome Shea nice collection!
I´m pretty sure is an Oscar.
I added a link so you can see for yourself!
Hey Gerardo!
I'm not sure whether it is in fresh water or not... I spotted this guy in an aquarium, and I honestly wasn't paying that much attention...
Thanks for the ID, I'm pretty sure you are right!
It looks like an Oscar fish / Astronotus ocellatus fresh water fish.
Hello Shea!
Is this fish in fresh water??