Cichlidae Family
The Animal (Mylochromis plagiotaenia (Regan, 1922)) is a fascinating member of the animal kingdom representing unique evolutionary adaptations. This...
2,804 species in this family.2275 species in this category
Animal (Rhamphochromis esox) - Facts & Information
Rhamphochromis esox (Boulenger, 1908)
Animal (Neolamprologus helianthus) - Facts & Information
Neolamprologus helianthus Büscher, 1997
Animal (Enigmatochromis Lamboj) - Facts & Information
Enigmatochromis Lamboj, 2009
Acará; Pearl Cichlid; Pearl Eartheater (Geophagus brasiliensis) - Facts & Information
Geophagus brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Animal (BOLDADD) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Oxylapia polli) - Facts & Information
Oxylapia polli Kiener & Maugé, 1966
Animal (Lamprologus mocquardi) - Facts & Information
Lamprologus mocquardi Pellegrin, 1903
Animal (Geophagus pyrineusi) - Facts & Information
Geophagus pyrineusi Deprá, Ohara & Silva, 2022
Animal (Haplochromis altigenis) - Facts & Information
Haplochromis altigenis Regan, 1922
Animal (Congochromis robustus) - Facts & Information
Congochromis robustus Lamboj, 2012
Animal (Orthochromis malagaraziensis) - Facts & Information
Orthochromis malagaraziensis (David, 1937)
Acara Vert; Acará; Acará Dola; Manja Koko; Saddleback Acara; Vieja; Saddle Cichlid (Aequidens tetramerus) - Facts & Information
Aequidens tetramerus (Heckel, 1840)
Animal (Astatotilapia Pellegrin) - Facts & Information
Astatotilapia Pellegrin, 1904
Animal (Cleithrochromis bowleyi) - Facts & Information
Cleithrochromis bowleyi Eccles in Axelrod, 1974
Animal (Maylandia greshakei) - Facts & Information
Maylandia greshakei (Meyer & Förster, 1984)
Joaninha (Crenicichla igara) - Facts & Information
Crenicichla igara Lucena & Kullander, 1992
Purple Mbuna (Melanochromis vermivorus) - Facts & Information
Melanochromis vermivorus Trewavas, 1935
Animal (Crenicichla brasiliensis) - Facts & Information
Crenicichla brasiliensis (Bloch, 1792)
Two-Spot Pike Cichlid (Crenicichla notophthalmus) - Facts & Information
Crenicichla notophthalmus Regan, 1913
Animal (Haplochromis katunzii) - Facts & Information
Haplochromis katunzii ter Huurne & Witte, 2010
Animal (Otopharynx spelaeotes) - Facts & Information
Otopharynx spelaeotes Cleaver, Konings & Stauffer, 2009
Animal (Melanochromis baliodigma) - Facts & Information
Melanochromis baliodigma Bowers & Stauffer, 1997
Animal (Congochromis rotundiceps) - Facts & Information
Congochromis rotundiceps Wingi, Schedel & Schliewen, 2022
Pangani Haplo (Ctenochromis pectoralis) - Facts & Information
Ctenochromis pectoralis Pfeffer, 1893
Joaninha (Crenicichla missioneira) - Facts & Information
Crenicichla missioneira Lucena & Kullander, 1992
Animal (Maylandia pyrsonotos) - Facts & Information
Maylandia pyrsonotos (Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997)
Animal (Haplochromis theliodon) - Facts & Information
Haplochromis theliodon Greenwood, 1960
Animal (Nannacara adoketa) - Facts & Information
Nannacara adoketa Kullander & Prada-Pedreros, 1993
Buzi River Bream (Chetia brevicauda) - Facts & Information
Chetia brevicauda Bills & Weyl, 2002
Animal (Protomelas spilopterus) - Facts & Information
Protomelas spilopterus (Trewavas, 1935)
Animal (BOLDAAM) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Haplochromis paropius) - Facts & Information
Haplochromis paropius Greenwood & Gee, 1969
Animal (Haplochromis fischeri) - Facts & Information
Haplochromis fischeri Seegers, 2008
Animal (Congochromis pugnatus) - Facts & Information
Congochromis pugnatus Stiassny & Schliewen, 2007
Animal (Cynotilapia afra) - Facts & Information
Cynotilapia afra (Günther, 1894)
Smok (Haplochromis howesi) - Facts & Information
Haplochromis howesi van Oijen, 1992
Animal (Haplochromis nubilus) - Facts & Information
Haplochromis nubilus (Boulenger, 1906)
Animal (Otopharynx aletes) - Facts & Information
Otopharynx aletes Oliver, 2018
Animal (Cribroheros diquis) - Facts & Information
Cribroheros diquis (Bussing, 1974)
Animal (Haplochromis mbipi) - Facts & Information
Haplochromis mbipi (Lippitsch & Bouton, 1998)
Animal (Greenwoodochromis christyi) - Facts & Information
Greenwoodochromis christyi (Trewavas, 1953)
Animal (Australoheros autochthon) - Facts & Information
Australoheros autochthon (Günther, 1862)
Animal (Crenicichla zebrina) - Facts & Information
Crenicichla zebrina Montaña, López-Fernández & Taphorn, 2008
Animal (Saxatilia anthurus) - Facts & Information
Saxatilia anthurus (Cope, 1872)
Animal (Haplochromis rudolfianus) - Facts & Information
Haplochromis rudolfianus Trewavas, 1933
Animal (Buccochromis rhoadesii) - Facts & Information
Buccochromis rhoadesii (Boulenger, 1908)
Animal (Lethrinops marginatus) - Facts & Information
Lethrinops marginatus Ahl, 1926
Animal (Nyassachromis breviceps) - Facts & Information
Nyassachromis breviceps (Regan, 1922)
Animal (Plesioheros chauliodus) - Facts & Information
Plesioheros chauliodus Perez, Malabarba, & Papa, 2010
Augenfleck-Prachtbarsch; Keltapalettikala; Kribensis; Purpurcichlid; Rotvioletter Prachtbarsch; Eye-Spot Cichlid (Pelvicachromis subocellatus) - Facts & Information
Pelvicachromis subocellatus (Günther, 1872)
Animal (Haplochromis flavus) - Facts & Information
Haplochromis flavus Seehausen, Zwennes & Lippitsch, 1998
Spotfin Goby Cichlid (Tanganicodus irsacae) - Facts & Information
Tanganicodus irsacae Poll, 1950
Patrona (Crenicichla britskii) - Facts & Information
Crenicichla britskii Kullander, 1982
Acará; Cichlid (Australoheros guarani) - Facts & Information
Australoheros guarani Říčan & Kullander, 2008
Animal (Labidochromis zebroides) - Facts & Information
Labidochromis zebroides Lewis, 1982
Bates Prachtbuntbarsch; Raitapalettihautoja (Benitochromis batesii) - Facts & Information
Benitochromis batesii (Boulenger, 1901)
Animal (Crenicichla yaha) - Facts & Information
Crenicichla yaha Casciotta, Almirón & Gómez, 2006
Animal (Baileychromis Poll) - Facts & Information
Baileychromis Poll, 1986
Animal (Mayaheros troschelii) - Facts & Information
Mayaheros troschelii (Steindachner, 1867)
Animal (Heros insidiator) - Facts & Information
Heros insidiator Heckel in Steindachner, 1864
Pike Cichlid (Crenicichla nickeriensis) - Facts & Information
Crenicichla nickeriensis Ploeg, 1987
Animal (Sciaenochromis benthicola) - Facts & Information
Sciaenochromis benthicola Konings, 1993
Animal (Cyathochromis obliquidens) - Facts & Information
Cyathochromis obliquidens Trewavas, 1935
Cíclido Midas; Midas Cichlid; Mojarra Midas (Amphilophus citrinellus) - Facts & Information
Amphilophus citrinellus (Günther, 1864)
Chisel-Tooth Cichlid; Mojarra; Mojarra Dorado; Mojarra De Oro (Cincelichthys bocourti) - Facts & Information
Cincelichthys bocourti (Vaillant & Pellegrin, 1902)
Animal (Haplochromis latifasciatus) - Facts & Information
Haplochromis latifasciatus Regan, 1929
Animal (Andinoacara sapayensis) - Facts & Information
Andinoacara sapayensis (Regan, 1903)
Animal (Geophagus rufomarginatus) - Facts & Information
Geophagus rufomarginatus Mattos & Costa, 2018
Acará-Açaí; Bufurque; Bujurqui; Chocolate Cichlid; Cichlidé Émeraude; Emerald Cichlid; Vieja (Hypselecara temporalis) - Facts & Information
Hypselecara temporalis (Günther, 1862)
Animal (Placidochromis intermedius) - Facts & Information
Placidochromis intermedius Hanssens, 2004
Animal (Labidochromis lividus) - Facts & Information
Labidochromis lividus Lewis, 1982
Animal (Tropheops microstoma) - Facts & Information
Tropheops microstoma (Trewavas, 1935)
Animal (BOLDAAD) - Facts & Information
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Punatilapia (Coptodon bemini) - Facts & Information
Coptodon bemini (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1972)
Ndanga (Tylochromis polylepis) - Facts & Information
Tylochromis polylepis (Boulenger, 1900)
Animal (Placidochromis minutus) - Facts & Information
Placidochromis minutus Hanssens, 2004
Alkali Cichlid; Nsess (Stomatepia mariae) - Facts & Information
Stomatepia mariae (Holly, 1930)
Animal (Haplochromis dentex) - Facts & Information
Haplochromis dentex Regan, 1922
Animal (Plecodus Boulenger) - Facts & Information
Plecodus Boulenger, 1898
Animal (Haplochromis kimondo) - Facts & Information
Haplochromis kimondo Vranken, Steenberge, Heylen, Decru & Snoeks, 2022
Animal (Maylandia xanstomachus) - Facts & Information
Maylandia xanstomachus (Stauffer & Boltz, 1989)
Animal (Cyathochromis Trewavas) - Facts & Information
Cyathochromis Trewavas, 1935
Jacundá; Mariana (Crenicichla lugubris) - Facts & Information
Crenicichla lugubris Heckel, 1840
Animal (Haplochromis obesus) - Facts & Information
Haplochromis obesus (Boulenger, 1906)
Sakasaka (Trematocara variabile) - Facts & Information
Trematocara variabile Poll, 1952
Mojarra; Vieja (Darienheros calobrensis) - Facts & Information
Darienheros calobrensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913)
Animal (Haplochromis glaucus) - Facts & Information
Haplochromis glaucus Vranken, Steenberge, Heylen, Decru & Snoeks, 2022
Animal (Apistogramma wapisana) - Facts & Information
Apistogramma wapisana Römer, Hahn & Conrad, 2006
Animal (Pundamilia) - Facts & Information
Pundamilia Seehausen & Lippitsch, 1998
Animal (Plecodus straeleni) - Facts & Information
Plecodus straeleni Poll, 1948
Animal (Coptodon snyderae) - Facts & Information
Coptodon snyderae (Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey, 1992)
Pikkupalettikala (Nanochromis minor) - Facts & Information
Nanochromis minor Roberts & Stewart, 1976
Animal (Chalinochromis brichardi) - Facts & Information
Chalinochromis brichardi Poll, 1974
Acara À Selle; Acara Á Selle (Guianacara owroewefi) - Facts & Information
Guianacara owroewefi Kullander & Nijssen, 1989
Animal (Etroplinae Kullander) - Facts & Information
Etroplinae Kullander, 1998
Metallipalettihautoja (Benitochromis finleyi) - Facts & Information
Benitochromis finleyi (Trewavas, 1974)
Animal (Heros Heckel) - Facts & Information
Heros Heckel, 1840
Mojarra; Mojarra Anzuelera; Mojarra Azul; Mojarra Negro; Mueluda; Mula; Turquiose Cichlid (Kronoheros umbrifer) - Facts & Information
Kronoheros umbrifer (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913)
Animal (Neolamprologus cancellatus) - Facts & Information
Neolamprologus cancellatus Aibara, Takahashi & Nakaya, 2005
Animal (Melanochromis mossambiquensis) - Facts & Information
Melanochromis mossambiquensis Konings-Dudin, Konings & Stauffer, 2009