The jaguar cichlid can tolerate a certain degree of salinity but becomes stressed above a certain level (IMAGE)

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The jaguar cichlid can tolerate a certain degree of salinity but becomes stressed above a certain level

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Originally from Central America, jaguar chichlids were introduced to Brazil, including Fernando de Noronha, probably for their meat 

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Bianca Rangel/IB-USP

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