Jack Dempsey
Jack Dempsey fish
a kind of fish – fresh-water fin fish – belongs to cichlids – dark purple-grey with very bright blue, green and gold flecks; size: 6-10 inches long; feeds on (eats) insects, crabs, worms and other fish; lives for 10-15 years; found in the slow-moving water of North and Central America
Jack Dempsey boxer
Jack Dempseys are bright and attractive fish, and are a popular pet fish.
Jack Dempseys are very aggressive and fight with other fish and among themselves; and that is the reason they are named after the aggressive American boxer ‘Jack Dempsey’!
The photo on the right is the American heavy-weight boxer Jack Dempsey from 1920s, who held the world heavyweight champion title from 1919 to 1926!
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