🐟Oscar (fish)
The oscar is a species of fish from the cichlid family known under a variety of common names, including Tiger Oscar, Velvet Cichlid, and Marble Cichlid. In tropical South America, where the species naturally resides, A. ocellatus specimens are often found for sale as a food fish in the local markets. The fish has been introduced to other areas, including India, China, Australia, and the United States. It is considered a popular aquarium fish in Europe and the U.S.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2023.
- Body mass
- 1.58 kg
- Body length
- 0.24 m
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- not recorded
Everything we know about the Oscar (fish)
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass1.58 kgmaximum recordedFishBaseDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Body length0.24 mrecord 0.46 m · FishBasetypical adultFishBaseDetails ↓Hide ↑
Record: largest individual on record
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Trophic level2.83FishBaseDetails ↓Hide ↑
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DietcarnivoreaverageDetails ↓Hide ↑
From trophic level 2.83 (FishBase): <2.2 herbivore, 2.2–2.8 omnivore, >2.8 carnivore.
Danger to humansharmlessFishBaseDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Volume l1.6 LaverageDetails ↓Hide ↑
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Oscar (fish) yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force, maximum lifespan.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumChordata
- ›orderPerciformes
- ›familyCichlidae
- ›genusAstronotus
- ›speciesAstronotus ocellatus
- superclassRay-finned fish · Actinopterygii
- familyCichlidae
- tribeAstronotini
- genusAstronotus
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassRay-finned fish · Actinopterygii
- classActinopteri
- subclassNeopterygii
- orderAcanthomorphata
- superorderCichlomorphae
- orderCichliformes
- familyCichlidae
- tribeAstronotini
- genusAstronotus
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