Fishing Guide on Lake Gatun Panama
The most accepted theory about the existence of most species of the Amazon is that their precursors evolved during a period in what is now South America, Africa, South Asia and Australia about 250 million years ago where there was only one single continent called Gondwana.
After the separation of these continents, these ancestors then evolvedindependently being coupled to the new environment. Today, although the rest of this relationship between the Amazon, the fish of Africa and Australia is still evident, their modern descendants have diversified into thousands of endemic varieties.
Most Amazon ian fishes belong to just three large groups or families: the catfishes (Siluriformes), Carácidos (freshwater Dorado) and Cichlids (Peacock Bass). Besides these there are several other families like the odd ball Osteoglossidae (such as the huge pirarucu) as well as groups with origins of seawater and the Sardinata, shad, herring and Corvina. The list of freshwater fish of the Amazon is as large as the earth itself. Depending in the region, there are twenty different species, all with fantastic names to match their specific aspect.
Of all the amazing fish recreational fishing in the Amazon basin, which have received favoritism is the Peacock Bass. His amazing way of taking the bait or artificial lures are brightly colored fish that are about bombings, combined with an incredible ability to break lines makes one of the most sought after around the world.
Cichlids are a diverse family of tropical fish found: Mainly in Africa, South America and South Asia. Although all species of Peacock Bass are very sensitive to temperature, some have been successfully introduced in the tropics of Panama and Hawaii. The last introduced were the genera (Ocellaris and monoculus).
The Peacock Bass is known as Pavón in Venezuela and Colombia, Brazil and Peru Tucunare or Sergeant in Panama. Some biologists sugierien 15 different varieties, but five different species are typical in South America.
The Peacock Bass belong to the order Perciformes, family cichlid genus Cichla (like the Oscars or Jacunda), fish native to the freshwaters of South America. They are aggressive and extremely territorial, making them attack with great fury artificial lures.
