Fishbase measures a lot of fish in standard length, not total length. So the fish are measured from the mouth to the base of the caudal peduncle, not to the end of the tail. Check for the SL or the TL after the length.
Heaviest Jaguar Cichlid
- Thread starter elting44
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For comparison, this is a 3.5lb bass caught on Oahu, where I used to live.
(Not me!)
(Not me!)
Jason_S;3967903; said:Midas cichlid max length=24.4 cm or 9.6"
http://fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=4786&genusname=Amphilophus&speciesname=citrinellus
Amphilophus chancho max length=24.2 cm or 9.5"
http://fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=63710&genusname=Amphilophus&speciesname=chancho
Amphilophus amarillo max length=15.5 cm = 6.1 in
http://fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=61773&genusname=Amphilophus&speciesname=amarillo
Amphilophus xiloaensis max length = 16 cm = 6.3 in
http://fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=61775&genusname=Amphilophus&speciesname=xiloaensis
Maybe it's just red devil types...
exCichlasoma festae (sic) max length 25 cm = 9.8 in
http://fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=12308&genusname=Cichlasoma&speciesname=festae
well I could go on but now fishbase is having issues...too many connections or something lol. Anyway, point being...when it comes to the max length/size field on fishbase...take it with a tablespoon of salt.
I think that is inaccurate my Amarillo is 10 inches and Ive seen 16 inch Chanchos.
Jason_S;3967903; said:Amphilophus amarillo max l=15.5 cm = 6.1 in
http://fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=61773&genusname=Amphilophus&speciesname=amarillo
well I could go on but now fishbase is having issues...too many connections or something lol. Anyway, point being...when it comes to the max length/size field on fishbase...take it with a tablespoon of salt.
I would say that is pretty darn accurate, I mean that is about how tall mine is.
LowCel;3970880; said:I would say that is pretty darn accurate, I mean that is about how tall mine is.
lol..I know, right. xiloaensis only grow to 6"??? riiiight...my 2 males are getting close to being that tall as well...I need to get some more recent pics of them.
Awesome looking male you have there.
EVAN YUNCK;3963907; said:
X2 and the length. Where are all these 20" jags? I have never seen one anywhere near that big. There is quite a bit of difference in a monster 14" jag and a 20" fish.
unknownuza13;3971218; said:
In the wild probably, anything over 16" in aquaria is a quite uncommon.
Jason_S;3970802; said:Yeah very inaccurate....that was my pointlol
Thanks, I thought that fishbase would have more accurate figures. The entries for some of those species are probably dated.
