The Cichla nigromaculata lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.
Cichla nigromaculata is one of the newly described (2006) species of Cichla. peacock bass - Cichla nigromaculata ID Key - C. More
Conservation: Cichla nigromaculata is not evaluated by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (2008). More
Cichla nigromaculata is known from the upper Rio Orinoco in Venezuela and, tentatively, the middle Rio Negro in Brazil. 5. More
Cichla nigromaculata is allegedly found in the upper Orinoco River and upper to middle Negro River including the Casiquiare River. However, this species appears to show a continuous distribution with C. More