WoRMS taxon details
Cichlidae Bonaparte, 1835
- Subfamily Cichlinae Bonaparte, 1835
- Genus Amphilophus Agassiz, 1859
- Genus Apistogramma Regan, 1913
- Genus Australoheros Rícan & Kullander, 2006
- Genus Cichla Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Genus Cincelichthys McMahan & Piller, 2015
- Genus Cleithracara Kullander & Nijssen, 1989
- Genus Geophagus Heckel, 1840
- Genus Heros Heckel, 1840
- Genus Mayaheros Říčan & Piálek, 2016
- Genus Mazarunia Kullander, 1990
- Genus Mesoheros McMahan & Chakrabarty, 2015
- Genus Nandopsis Gill, 1862
- Genus Parachromis Agassiz, 1859
- Genus Acharnes Müller & Troschel, 1849 accepted as Cichla Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Genus Apistrogramma accepted as Apistogramma Regan, 1913 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Cichlosoma accepted as Cichlasoma Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
- Genus Nosferatu De la Maza-Benignos, Ornelas-Garcia, Lozano-Vilanio, García-Ramírex et al., 2014 accepted as Herichthys Baird & Girard, 1854 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subfamily Etroplinae Kullander, 1998
- Subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae Fowler, 1934
- Genus Chetia Trewavas, 1961
- Genus Chindongo Li, Konings & Stauffer, 2016
- Genus Coptodon Gervais, 1853
- Genus Diplotaxodon Trewavas, 1935
- Genus Enantiopus Boulenger, 1906
- Genus Haplochromis Hilgendorf, 1888
- Genus Hemichromis Peters, 1857
- Genus Hoplotilapia Hilgendorf, 1888
- Genus Iranocichla Coad, 1982
- Genus Limbochromis Greenwood, 1987
- Genus Maravichromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
- Genus Oreochromis Günther, 1889
- Genus Pelmatolapia Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969
- Genus Pelvicachromis Thys van den Audenaerde, 1968
- Genus Plecodus Boulenger, 1898
- Genus Pseudotropheus Regan, 1922
- Genus Sarotherodon Rüppell, 1852
- Genus Tylochromis Regan, 1920
- Genus Wallaceochromis Lamboj, Trummer & Metscher, 2016
- Genus Coptodus accepted as Coptodon Gervais, 1853 (lapsus calami)
- Genus Haligenes Günther, 1860 accepted as Tilapia Smith, 1840
- Genus Laruwiala Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969 accepted as Oreochromis Günther, 1889
- Genus Leptochromis Bleeker, 1875 accepted as Pseudochromis Rüppell, 1835
- Genus Loruwiala accepted as Laruwiala Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969 accepted as Oreochromis Günther, 1889 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Melanogenes Bleeker, 1863 accepted as Sarotherodon Rüppell, 1852
- Genus Neotilapia Regan, 1920 accepted as Oreochromis Günther, 1889
- Genus Nyasalapia Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969 accepted as Oreochromis Günther, 1889
- Genus Orechromis accepted as Oreochromis Günther, 1889 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Subfamily Ptychochrominae Sparks, 2004
- Genus Chromis Günther, 1862 accepted as Tilapia Smith, 1840 (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Distribution: Central and South America, Texas (1 species), West Indies, Africa, Madagascar, Syria, and coastal India. Some...
Description Distribution: Central and South America, Texas (1 species), West Indies, Africa, Madagascar, Syria, and coastal India. Some species widely introduced. Body shape quite variable, mostly moderately deep and compressed. A nostril on each side of head. Interrupted lateral line. Scales in lateral lines may be over 100, usually 20-50. Dorsal fin usually with 7-25 spines and 5-30 soft rays. Spines in anal fin 3-15 (generally 3); soft rays 4-15 (a few with 30). Subocular shelf absent. About 80 cm maximum length, in Boulengerochromis microlepis. Colorful cichlids are reared as aquarium fish. Breeding activities highly organized. Parental care in 3 forms: mouthbrooding, substratebrooding, and substratebrooding of eggs then mouthbrooding of young. Species flocks are reported from Africa. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Cichlidae Bonaparte, 1835. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151383 on 2024-11-10
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taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
[request]context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Distribution: Central and South America, Texas (1 species), West Indies, Africa, Madagascar, Syria, and coastal India. Some species widely introduced. Body shape quite variable, mostly moderately deep and compressed. A nostril on each side of head. Interrupted lateral line. Scales in lateral lines may be over 100, usually 20-50. Dorsal fin usually with 7-25 spines and 5-30 soft rays. Spines in anal fin 3-15 (generally 3); soft rays 4-15 (a few with 30). Subocular shelf absent. About 80 cm maximum length, in Boulengerochromis microlepis. Colorful cichlids are reared as aquarium fish. Breeding activities highly organized. Parental care in 3 forms: mouthbrooding, substratebrooding, and substratebrooding of eggs then mouthbrooding of young. Species flocks are reported from Africa. [details]
