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
Spotcheek Cichlid (Thorichthys maculipinnis) - Facts & Information
Thorichthys maculipinnis (Steindachner, 1864)
Animal (Apistogramma helkeri) - Facts & Information
Apistogramma helkeri Schindler & Staeck, 2013
Animal (Oxylapia) - Facts & Information
Oxylapia Kiener & Maugé, 1966
Animal (Interochromis Yamaoka) - Facts & Information
Interochromis Yamaoka, Hori & Kuwamura, 1998
Animal (Ctenochromis polli) - Facts & Information
Ctenochromis polli (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1964)
Animal (Melanochromis melanopterus) - Facts & Information
Melanochromis melanopterus Trewavas, 1935
Animal (Shuja horei) - Facts & Information
Shuja horei (Günther, 1894)
Animal (Aequidens) - Facts & Information
Aequidens Eigenmann & Bray, 1894
Animal (Pseudotropheus livingstonii) - Facts & Information
Pseudotropheus livingstonii (Boulenger, 1899)
Animal (Cyprichromis zonatus) - Facts & Information
Cyprichromis zonatus Takahashi, Hori & Nakaya, 2002
Bujurqui; Festivus (Mesonauta mirificus) - Facts & Information
Mesonauta mirificus Kullander & Silfvergrip, 1991
Animal (Haplochromis kujunjui) - Facts & Information
Haplochromis kujunjui van Oijen, 1991
Animal (Tylochromis regani) - Facts & Information
Tylochromis regani Stiassny, 1989
Animal (Lepidiolamprologus meeli) - Facts & Information
Lepidiolamprologus meeli (Poll, 1948)
Animal (BOLDADZ) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Haplochromis plagiostoma) - Facts & Information
Haplochromis plagiostoma Regan, 1922
Animal (Labidochromis mylodon) - Facts & Information
Labidochromis mylodon Lewis, 1982
Animal (Heterogramma taeniatum) - Facts & Information
Heterogramma taeniatum Günther, 1862
Gold Nugget Patwa; Patwa; Purple Patwa (Mazarunia pala) - Facts & Information
Mazarunia pala López-Fernández, Taphorn B. & Liverpool, 2012
Animal (Buccochromis oculatus) - Facts & Information
Buccochromis oculatus (Trewavas, 1935)
Animal (Hemichromis camerounensis) - Facts & Information
Hemichromis camerounensis Bitja Nyom, Agnese, Pariselle, Bilong Bilong, Gilles & Snoeks, 2021
Animal (Paretroplus nourissati) - Facts & Information
Paretroplus nourissati (Allgayer, 1998)
Animal (Oreochromis upembae) - Facts & Information
Oreochromis upembae (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1964)
Animal (Lamprologus savoryi) - Facts & Information
Lamprologus savoryi elongatus Trewavas & Poll, 1952
Chequered Dwarf Cichlid (Apistogramma pleurotaenia) - Facts & Information
Apistogramma pleurotaenia (Regan, 1909)
Animal (Crenicichla mandelburgeri) - Facts & Information
Crenicichla mandelburgeri Kullander, 2009
Animal (Tylochromis jentinki) - Facts & Information
Tylochromis jentinki (Steindachner, 1894)
Wami Tilapia (Oreochromis urolepis) - Facts & Information
Oreochromis urolepis (Norman, 1922)
Animal (Otopharynx panniculus) - Facts & Information
Otopharynx panniculus Oliver, 2018
Animal (Xenotilapia papilio) - Facts & Information
Xenotilapia papilio Büscher, 1990
Animal (Wallaceochromis Lamboj) - Facts & Information
Wallaceochromis Lamboj, Trummer & Metscher, 2016
Animal (Crenicichla jaguarensis) - Facts & Information
Crenicichla jaguarensis Haseman, 1911
Animal (Haplochromis obliquidens) - Facts & Information
Haplochromis obliquidens (Hilgendorf, 1888)
Animal (Haplochromis mylodon) - Facts & Information
Haplochromis mylodon Greenwood, 1973
Animal (Ptychochromis inornatus) - Facts & Information
Ptychochromis inornatus Sparks, 2002
Animal (BOLDAAL) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Neolamprologus fasciatus) - Facts & Information
Neolamprologus fasciatus (Boulenger, 1898)
Animal (Haplochromis heusinkveldi) - Facts & Information
Haplochromis heusinkveldi Witte & Witte-Maas, 1987
Featherfin Cichlid (Cyathopharynx furcifer) - Facts & Information
Cyathopharynx furcifer (Boulenger, 1898)
Animal (Pseudosimochromis marginatus) - Facts & Information
Pseudosimochromis marginatus (Poll, 1956)
Animal (Trematocara unimaculatum) - Facts & Information
Trematocara unimaculatum Boulenger, 1901
Animal (Rocio Schmitter-Soto) - Facts & Information
Rocio Schmitter-Soto, 2007
Animal (Lethrinops turneri) - Facts & Information
Lethrinops turneri Ngatunga & Snoeks, 2003
Animal (Interochromis loocki) - Facts & Information
Interochromis loocki (Poll, 1949)
Fenestratus (Protomelas fenestratus) - Facts & Information
Protomelas fenestratus (Trewavas, 1935)
Animal (Haplochromis ishmaeli) - Facts & Information
Haplochromis ishmaeli Boulenger, 1906
Animal (Thoracochromis fasciatus) - Facts & Information
Thoracochromis fasciatus (Perugia, 1892)
Mojarra (Rocio spinosissima) - Facts & Information
Rocio spinosissima (Vaillant & Pellegrin, 1902)
Mojarra Del Ocotal; Ocotal Cichlid (Rocio ocotal) - Facts & Information
Rocio ocotal Schmitter-Soto, 2007
Animal (Paracyprichromis Poll) - Facts & Information
Paracyprichromis Poll, 1986
Egyptian Mouthbrooder; Egyptian Mouthbreeder; Dwarf Egyptian Mouth-Brooder (Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor) - Facts & Information
Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor (Schöller, 1903)
Animal (Apistogramma brevis) - Facts & Information
Apistogramma brevis Kullander, 1980
Animal (Diplotaxodon ecclesi) - Facts & Information
Diplotaxodon ecclesi Burgess & Axelrod, 1973
Acará; Acará-Pirambocaia; Banded Acara; Banded Aequidens; Vieja (Bujurquina vittata) - Facts & Information
Bujurquina vittata (Heckel, 1840)
Red-Striped Eartheater; Saffron Sandshifter; Sandshifter; Sandshifter Patwa; Yellow-Cheek Geophagus (Geophagus crocatus) - Facts & Information
Geophagus crocatus Hauser & López-Fernández, 2013
Acará; Acará Paragaio; Vieja (Hoplarchus psittacus) - Facts & Information
Hoplarchus psittacus (Heckel, 1840)
Animal (Ptychochromis grandidieri) - Facts & Information
Ptychochromis grandidieri Sauvage, 1882
Animal (Telmatochromis Boulenger) - Facts & Information
Telmatochromis Boulenger, 1898
Mojarra (Cribroheros bussingi) - Facts & Information
Cribroheros bussingi (Loiselle, 1997)
Animal (Rebekkachromis ngororus) - Facts & Information
Rebekkachromis ngororus Kevrekidis, Valtl, Penk, Altner & Reichenbacher, 2019
Animal (BOLDAFA) - Facts & Information
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Curve-Bar Cichlid; Mojarra Caracolera (Herichthys labridens) - Facts & Information
Herichthys labridens (Pellegrin, 1903)
Animal (Haplochromis argens) - Facts & Information
Haplochromis argens de Zeeuw, Westbroek & Witte, 2013
Animal (Oreochromis aureus) - Facts & Information
Oreochromis aureus x O. niloticus
Animal (Labidochromis chisumulae) - Facts & Information
Labidochromis chisumulae Lewis, 1982
Animal (Placidochromis lukomae) - Facts & Information
Placidochromis lukomae Hanssens, 2004
Animal (Lethrinops gossei) - Facts & Information
Lethrinops gossei Burgess & Axelrod, 1973
Blackgullet Cichlid (Thorichthys pasionis) - Facts & Information
Thorichthys pasionis (Rivas, 1962)
Two Banded Cichlid (Telmatochromis bifrenatus) - Facts & Information
Telmatochromis bifrenatus Myers, 1936
Hentomadeahven (Teleogramma gracile) - Facts & Information
Teleogramma gracile Boulenger, 1899
Animal (Haplochromis teegelaari) - Facts & Information
Haplochromis teegelaari Greenwood & Barel, 1978
Haplochromis Placodon Pointed Head (Trematocranus microstoma) - Facts & Information
Trematocranus microstoma Trewavas, 1935
Animal (Haplochromis lividus) - Facts & Information
Haplochromis lividus Greenwood, 1956
Lake Rukwa Tilapia (Oreochromis rukwaensis) - Facts & Information
Oreochromis rukwaensis (Hilgendorf & Pappenheim, 1903)
Pavón; Tucunaré; Tucunaré Azul (Cichla piquiti) - Facts & Information
Cichla piquiti Kullander & Ferreira, 2006
Animal (Chindongo minutus) - Facts & Information
Chindongo minutus (Fryer, 1956)
Animal (Neolamprologus timidus) - Facts & Information
Neolamprologus timidus Kullander, Norén, Karlsson & Karlsson, 2014
Animal (Satanoperca setepele) - Facts & Information
Satanoperca setepele Ota, Deprá, Kullander, da Graça & Pavanelli, 2021
Yellow Meeki (Thorichthys affinis) - Facts & Information
Thorichthys affinis (Günther, 1862)
Angola Happy; Angolan Happy (Chetia welwitschi) - Facts & Information
Chetia welwitschi (Boulenger, 1898)
Acará; Acará Papa Terra; Cará; Cará Bicudo; Porquinho (Satanoperca acuticeps) - Facts & Information
Satanoperca acuticeps (Heckel, 1840)
Animal (Crenicichla ama) - Facts & Information
Crenicichla ama Říčan, Piálek, Almirón & Casciotta, 2023
Chogorra; Congo; Convict Cichlid; Convicto; Mojarra; Mojarra Rayada (Amatitlania siquia) - Facts & Information
Amatitlania siquia Schmitter-Soto, 2007
Spangled Cichlid (Limnochromis auritus) - Facts & Information
Limnochromis auritus (Boulenger, 1901)
Animal (Otopharynx pachycheilus) - Facts & Information
Otopharynx pachycheilus Arnegard & Snoeks, 2001
Animal (Apistogramma salpinction) - Facts & Information
Apistogramma salpinction Kullander & Ferreira, 2005
Masked Julie; Pongo Mayi; Black-And-White Julie (Julidochromis transcriptus) - Facts & Information
Julidochromis transcriptus Matthes, 1959
Animal (Asprotilapia Boulenger) - Facts & Information
Asprotilapia Boulenger, 1901
Animal (Orthochromis kalungwishiensis) - Facts & Information
Orthochromis kalungwishiensis (Greenwood & Kullander, 1994)
Animal (Orthochromis luichensis) - Facts & Information
Orthochromis luichensis De Vos & Seegers, 1998
Animal (Maylandia emmiltos) - Facts & Information
Maylandia emmiltos (Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997)
Bujurqui (Aequidens patricki) - Facts & Information
Aequidens patricki Kullander, 1984
Animal (BOLDABW) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Haplochromis smithii) - Facts & Information
Haplochromis smithii (Castelnau, 1861)
Animal (Astatotilapia bloyeti) - Facts & Information
Astatotilapia bloyeti (Sauvage, 1883)
Animal (Iodotropheus) - Facts & Information
Iodotropheus Oliver & Loiselle, 1972
Animal (Wallaciia notophthalmus) - Facts & Information
Wallaciia notophthalmus (Regan, 1913)
Mojarra Meta (Aequidens metae) - Facts & Information
Aequidens metae Eigenmann, 1922
Animal (Serranochromis janus) - Facts & Information
Serranochromis janus Trewavas, 1964
White Cichlid (Maskaheros argenteus) - Facts & Information
Maskaheros argenteus (Allgayer, 1991)