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 (Ptychochrominae Sparks) - Facts & Information
Ptychochrominae Sparks, 2004
Animal (Otopharynx lithobates) - Facts & Information
Otopharynx lithobates Oliver, 1989
Animal (Haplochromis cavifrons) - Facts & Information
Haplochromis cavifrons (Hilgendorf, 1888)
Animal (Crenilabrus serranus) - Facts & Information
Crenilabrus serranus Gulia, 1861
Animal (Dicrossus warzeli) - Facts & Information
Dicrossus warzeli Römer, Hahn & Vergara, 2010
Three-Striped Dwarf Cichlid (Apistogramma trifasciata) - Facts & Information
Apistogramma trifasciata (Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903)
Animal (BOLDAEL) - Facts & Information
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Animal (BOLDACA) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Australoheros acaroides) - Facts & Information
Australoheros acaroides (Hensel, 1870)
Animal (Paretroplus gymnopreopercularis) - Facts & Information
Paretroplus gymnopreopercularis Sparks, 2008
Animal (Rhamphochromis longiceps) - Facts & Information
Rhamphochromis longiceps (Günther, 1864)
Apistograma; Viejita (Apistogramma hoignei) - Facts & Information
Apistogramma hoignei Meinken, 1965
Bujurquina; Mary'S Cichlid; Mochoroca; Mojarra; Vieja (Bujurquina mariae) - Facts & Information
Bujurquina mariae (Eigenmann, 1922)
Almoloya Cichlid (Maskaheros regani) - Facts & Information
Maskaheros regani (Miller, 1974)
Animal (Haplochromis crocopeplus) - Facts & Information
Haplochromis crocopeplus Greenwood & Barel, 1978
Animal (Aulonocara gertrudae) - Facts & Information
Aulonocara gertrudae Konings, 1995
Animal (Chromidotilapia elongata) - Facts & Information
Chromidotilapia elongata Lamboj, 1999
Cichlide À Tête D’Or; Cichlidé À Tête D'Or (Nannacara aureocephalus) - Facts & Information
Nannacara aureocephalus Allgayer, 1983
Oscars (Astronotus Swainson) - Facts & Information
Astronotus Swainson, 1839
Animal (Maravichromis) - Facts & Information
Maravichromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
Animal (Caprichromis) - Facts & Information
Caprichromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
Animal (Tangachromis dhanisi) - Facts & Information
Tangachromis dhanisi (Poll, 1949)
Animal (Metriaclima Stauffer) - Facts & Information
Metriaclima Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997
Animal (Haplochromis paradoxus) - Facts & Information
Haplochromis paradoxus (Lippitsch & Kaufman, 2003)
Cará (Geophagus iporangensis) - Facts & Information
Geophagus iporangensis Haseman, 1911
Animal (Haplochromis worthingtoni) - Facts & Information
Haplochromis worthingtoni Regan, 1929
Animal (Haplochromis aureus) - Facts & Information
Haplochromis aureus Vranken, Steenberge, Mbalassa & Snoeks, 2023
Animal (Crenicichla gillmorlisi) - Facts & Information
Crenicichla gillmorlisi Kullander & Lucena, 2013
Animal (Pseudotropheus interruptus) - Facts & Information
Pseudotropheus interruptus (Johnson, 1975)
Acareuá; Acará; Cará; Corro (Aequidens pallidus) - Facts & Information
Aequidens pallidus (Heckel, 1840)
Animal (Chalinochromis Poll) - Facts & Information
Chalinochromis Poll, 1974
Animal (BOLDADO) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Mylochromis formosus) - Facts & Information
Mylochromis formosus (Trewavas, 1935)
Animal (Paratilapia voeltzkowi) - Facts & Information
Paratilapia voeltzkowi Jatzow & Lenz, 1898
Animal (Julidochromis Boulenger) - Facts & Information
Julidochromis Boulenger, 1898
Animal (Gymnogeophagus tiraparae) - Facts & Information
Gymnogeophagus tiraparae González-Bergonzoni, Loureiro & Oviedo, 2009
Animal (Corematodus taeniatus) - Facts & Information
Corematodus taeniatus Trewavas, 1935
Animal (Australoheros scitulus) - Facts & Information
Australoheros scitulus (Říčan & Kullander, 2003)
Acará (Geophagus parnaibae) - Facts & Information
Geophagus parnaibae Staeck & Schindler, 2006
Animal (Thoracochromis lucullae) - Facts & Information
Thoracochromis lucullae (Boulenger, 1913)
Animal (Apistogramma rupununi) - Facts & Information
Apistogramma rupununi Fowler, 1914
Animal (Microgeophagus Frey) - Facts & Information
Microgeophagus Frey, 1957
Animal (Gymnogeophagus viarius) - Facts & Information
Gymnogeophagus viarius (Vaz-Ferreira, Sierra de Soriano & Scaglia de Paulete, 1965)
Animal (Alticorpus mentale) - Facts & Information
Alticorpus mentale Stauffer & McKaye, 1988
Cará (Australoheros ribeirae) - Facts & Information
Australoheros ribeirae Ottoni, Oyakawa & Costa, 2008
Animal (Rebekkachromis vancouveringae) - Facts & Information
Rebekkachromis vancouveringae Kevrekidis, Ruthensteiner, Cerwenka, Penk & Reichenbacher, 2020
Animal (Petrotilapia tridentiger) - Facts & Information
Petrotilapia tridentiger Trewavas, 1935
Animal (Haplochromis maculipinna) - Facts & Information
Haplochromis maculipinna (Pellegrin, 1913)
Eyetail Cichlids (Cichla) - Facts & Information
Cichla Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Animal (Aulonocara rostratum) - Facts & Information
Aulonocara rostratum Trewavas, 1935
Animal (Eretmodus marksmithi) - Facts & Information
Eretmodus marksmithi Burgess, 2012
Animal (Darienheros Říčan) - Facts & Information
Darienheros Říčan & Novák, 2016
Animal (Haplochromis nigrescens) - Facts & Information
Haplochromis nigrescens (Pellegrin, 1909)
Elephant-Nose Cichlid (Nimbochromis linni) - Facts & Information
Nimbochromis linni (Burgess & Axelrod, 1975)
Animal (Crenicichla percna) - Facts & Information
Crenicichla percna Kullander, 1991
Animal (Apistogramma arua) - Facts & Information
Apistogramma arua Römer & Warzel, 1998
Animal (Neolamprologus chitamwebwai) - Facts & Information
Neolamprologus chitamwebwai Verburg & Bills, 2007
Animal (Geophagus obscurus) - Facts & Information
Geophagus obscurus (Castelnau, 1855)
Hammastilapia (Heterochromis multidens) - Facts & Information
Heterochromis multidens (Pellegrin, 1900)
Animal (Haplochromis perrieri) - Facts & Information
Haplochromis perrieri (Pellegrin, 1909)
Koskiahven (Orthochromis stormsi) - Facts & Information
Orthochromis stormsi (Boulenger, 1902)
Animal (Pelmatolapia Thys) - Facts & Information
Pelmatolapia Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969
White-Spotted Cichlid (Tropheus duboisi) - Facts & Information
Tropheus duboisi Marlier, 1959
Tucunaré (Cichla mirianae) - Facts & Information
Cichla mirianae Kullander & Ferreira, 2006
Animal (Haplochromis bullatus) - Facts & Information
Haplochromis bullatus Trewavas, 1938
African Butterfly Cichlid (Anomalochromis thomasi) - Facts & Information
Anomalochromis thomasi (Boulenger, 1915)
Animal (Haplochromis parorthostoma) - Facts & Information
Haplochromis parorthostoma Greenwood, 1967
Animal (Oreochromis angolensis) - Facts & Information
Oreochromis angolensis (Trewavas, 1973)
Animal (Congolapia bilineata) - Facts & Information
Congolapia bilineata (Pellegrin, 1900)
Animal (Chromis dentatus) - Facts & Information
Chromis dentatus Guichenot in Eigenmann, 1910
Animal (Gymnogeophagus mekinos) - Facts & Information
Gymnogeophagus mekinos Malabarba, Malabarba & Reis, 2015
Animal (Cichla erythropterus) - Facts & Information
Cichla erythropterus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Animal (Haplochromis plutonius) - Facts & Information
Haplochromis plutonius Greenwood & Barel, 1978
Animal (Haplochromis retrodens) - Facts & Information
Haplochromis retrodens (Hilgendorf, 1888)
Animal (Coptodon Gervais) - Facts & Information
Coptodon Gervais, 1853
Animal (Cichlasomatini Kullander) - Facts & Information
Cichlasomatini Kullander, 1998
Pike Cichlids (Crenicara Steindachner) - Facts & Information
Crenicara Steindachner, 1875
Animal (Trematocranus labifer) - Facts & Information
Trematocranus labifer (Trewavas, 1935)
Animal (Coptodon camerunensis) - Facts & Information
Coptodon camerunensis (Lönnberg, 1903)
Animal (Trematocara stigmaticum) - Facts & Information
Trematocara stigmaticum Poll, 1943
Animal (Placidochromis ordinarius) - Facts & Information
Placidochromis ordinarius Hanssens, 2004
Animal (BOLDACB) - Facts & Information
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Animal (BOLDACM) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Lamprologus signatus) - Facts & Information
Lamprologus signatus Poll, 1952
Mojarra (Amphilophus sagittae) - Facts & Information
Amphilophus sagittae Stauffer & McKaye, 2002
Animal (Tilapia brevimanus) - Facts & Information
Tilapia brevimanus Boulenger, 1911
Animal (Hemitilapia Boulenger) - Facts & Information
Hemitilapia Boulenger, 1902
Animal (Haplochromis rex) - Facts & Information
Haplochromis rex Vranken, Steenberge, Heylen, Decru & Snoeks, 2022
Animal (Mylochromis balteatus) - Facts & Information
Mylochromis balteatus (Trewavas, 1935)
Animal (Lethrinops Regan) - Facts & Information
Lethrinops Regan, 1922
Animal (Chromidotilapia mamonekenei) - Facts & Information
Chromidotilapia mamonekenei Lamboj, 1999
Tylppäkyhmyotsa (Steatocranus gibbiceps) - Facts & Information
Steatocranus gibbiceps Boulenger, 1899
Animal (Acara margarita) - Facts & Information
Acara margarita Heckel, 1840
Animal (Aulonocara auditor) - Facts & Information
Aulonocara auditor (Trewavas, 1935)
Threespot Torpedo (Exochochromis anagenys) - Facts & Information
Exochochromis anagenys Oliver, 1989
Mbongoyemazi; Pongo Mayi; Lemon Cichlid (Neolamprologus leleupi) - Facts & Information
Neolamprologus leleupi (Poll, 1956)
Cará (Geophagus megasema) - Facts & Information
Geophagus megasema Heckel, 1840
Animal (Pelvicachromis kribensis) - Facts & Information
Pelvicachromis kribensis (Boulenger, 1911)
Animal (Lugubria) - Facts & Information
Lugubria
Animal (Oscura McMahan) - Facts & Information
Oscura McMahan & Chakrabarty, 2015