Cichla intermedia, the royal peacock bass, is a large species of cichlid found in the Orinoco River basin in Venezuela and Colombia.

[2][3][4] C. intermedia reaches up to 55 cm (1.8 ft) in total length and 3.0 kg (6.6 lb) in weight.

[2] It is easily identified from other species of peacock bass, as it is the only that present a series of 8 to 9 spots running through their lateral line.

Royal peacock bass inhabit both clear- and blackwater rivers from the Orinoco River basin.

These fish are predatory and feed mostly on smaller fish.