The Speckled Peacocks were first introduced to the United States in the 1950s with limited success and later introduced to Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Malaysia, Panama, Singapore, Guam, Florida, Puerto Rico, Hawaii and the United States Virgin Islands as have most of the other peacock varieties, though not all at the same time.

The Speckled Peacock bass is native to the Amazon Basin in Rio Negro and Rio Uatuma systems and in the Orinoco basin in Venezuela and Colombia. It was subsequently introduced to the United States in 1985 through Florida and Texas. It is considered the most important fish for visiting anglers to the Amazon and Orinoco waterways.

However, while the speckled peacock bass was introduced in south Florida at the same time as the butterfly peacock. There are reports that none have survived in Florida. If anyone reports to having found a Speckled Peacock bass, please send us a picture and tell us about where you caught it and how you reeled it in. Some of the confusion comes from the gold speckles on their bodies confuses anglers, experienced and novice alike, who often believe they have landed a young speckled peacock.

When the speckled peacock bass was introduced in Florida, it was introduced into the canal system of southern Dade County. The box-cut canals are waterways cut into the limestone that underlies much of the southern Florida peninsular and as a result, it was conceived as a method to reclaim land for farming and later to alleviate hurricane related flooding, the canals are heavily used by recreational fishermen.

The Speckled Peacock Bass is native to tropical America through much of the Amazon and Orinoco watersheds. While there are four distinct species of the Peacock Bass, with the Buttery fly being one of three covered at Bass Fishing Gurus, some fish biologists suggest that a dozen or more varieties might actually exist throughout South America.

The Speckled Peacocks were first introduced to the United States in the 1950s with limited success and later introduced to Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Malaysia, Panama, Singapore, Guam, Florida, Puerto Rico, Hawaii and the United States Virgin Islands as have most of the other peacock varieties, though not all at the same time.