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Jacundá

Jacundá

Assado na brasa Frito Ceviche Petisco

Carne branca Carne firme

Baixo risco Sustentável

Esse peixe é uma boa pedida

Fish from the same family as tilapia, but with a more elongated body and a large mouth. It has white, firm, and boneless meat. Very tasty.

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General information

General characteristics

Sizes range from ten to thirty centimeters, weighing up to 1.5 kg. Many smaller species of jacunda are used in aquariums.

Location and habitat

Generics: Amazon
Generics: Pantanal
Generics: South/Southeast

Scientific and other names

Crenicichla sp.; known as joaninha, nhacundá, joana, mariana, sabonete or Brazilian trout