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List of cichlid fish of South America

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This is a list of South American cichlid species that are commonly kept by aquarists.

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Cichlid species
Pic	Common name	Species	Region	Size	Aggression	Level	Description
	Green Terror	Aequidens rivulatus	NW South America	1 foot	moderate	Bottom	Males grow much larger than females
	Freshwater Angelfish	Pterophyllum scalare	North-Central South America	10 cm	moderate; safe for community aquaria, but can be territorial with members of its own species	Midwater/Throughout	Comes in a variety of colors/patterns
	Oscar	Astronotus ocellatus	Amazon Basin and The Guianas	18 inches	Midwater	commonly thought to be aggressive, but not really

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