Apistogramma is a large genus of freshwater fish in the family Cichlidae native to South America, but also commonly kept in aquariums. They are dwarf...
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brasiliensis species group from Chapada Diamantina, north-eastern Brazil (Cichlidae: Geophagini). Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwaters, 26 (3): 209-220...
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Vieja melanurus (category Cichlidae stubs)
synspilus is a Junior Synonym of Paraneetroplus melanurus (Teleostei: Cichlidae)". Zootaxa. 2833: 1–14. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.2833.1.1. Artigas Azas, Juan...
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1896 (Convict blennies) Cichlidae Bonaparte, 1835 (Cichlids) Murray, Alison M. (2022). "Cenozoic Cichlids of Africa (Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae) With...
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Vieja (category Cichlidae stubs)
Chakrabarty, P. (2015). "Taxonomy and systematics of the herichthyins (Cichlidae: Tribe Heroini), with the description of eight new Middle American Genera"...
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phylogeographic barrier in the Amazonian genus Symphysodon (Teleostei: Cichlidae)". Fish Biology. 69: 200–211. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2006.01232.x. Froese...
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sp. (Pisces: Perciformes: Cichlidae). Bonner Zoologische Beiträge v. 40 (no. 1): 19-26. Kullander, S.O., 2003. Cichlidae (Cichlids). p. 605-654. In R...
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"butterfly peacock bass", Cichla ocellaris, is a member of the cichlid family, Cichlidae and a prized game fish along with its relatives in the genus Cichla. Largemouth...
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Chindongo demasoni (category Cichlidae stubs)
Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (13 March 2024). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (a-g)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology...
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cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata) is a fish species from the family Cichlidae, native to Central America, also known as the zebra cichlid. Convict cichlids...
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Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (4 December 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (h-k)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology...
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Herichthys tepehua (category Cichlidae stubs)
(2015). "Phylogeographic analysis of genus Herichthys (Perciformes: Cichlidae), with descriptions of Nosferatu new genus and H. tepehua n. sp". Hydrobiologia...
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also known as the emperor cichlid, is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae, endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa. It is the only member of its genus...
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cichlid genus Cichla, with descriptions of nine new species (Teleostei: Cichlidae)". Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwaters. 17 (4). Willis, Stuart;...
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Geophagus sveni (category Cichlidae stubs)
genus Geophagus Heckel from the Rio Tocantins drainage (Perciformes: Cichlidae)". Zootaxa. 2429: 29–42. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2429.1.2. Oliveira, R. C...
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Astronotus is a genus of South American fish from the family Cichlidae. There are two commonly recognized species in the genus (listed below), though...
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Durophagy (section Cichlids (Cichlidae))
Durophagy is the eating behavior of animals that consume hard-shelled or exoskeleton-bearing organisms, such as corals, shelled mollusks, or crabs. It...
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"Phylogeny of the Neotropical cichlid fish tribe Cichlasomatini (Teleostei: Cichlidae) based on morphological and molecular data, with the description of a...
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fishes), Alestidae (African tetras), Mochokidae (squeaker catfishes), and Cichlidae (cichlids). Among the natives in the river is the huge, highly carnivorous...
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largest families; from largest to smallest, these are Cyprinidae, Gobiidae, Cichlidae, Characidae, Loricariidae, Balitoridae, Serranidae, Labridae, and Scorpaenidae...
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Wallaciia wallacii (category Cichlidae stubs)
Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (14 August 2024). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily CICHLINAE (d-w)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database...
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"Phylogeny, taxonomy, and evolution of Neotropical cichlids (Teleostei: Cichlidae: Cichlinae)" (PDF). Cladistics. 24 (5): 624–641. Archived (PDF) from the...
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and is kept frequently in aquariums. The species is part of the family Cichlidae and is included in subfamily Etroplinae. The orange chromide reaches a...
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butterfly cichlid and Ramirezi. The species is a member of the family Cichlidae and subfamily Geophaginae. Male specimens of the ram usually have the...
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common name blood-red jewel cichlid, is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae. Hemichromis lifalili can grow up to 8.2–10 centimetres (3.2–3.9 in) long...
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Crenicichla lucenai (category Cichlidae stubs)
das Antas basin, dos Patos lagoon system, southern Brazil (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Vertebrate Zoology, 64 (1): 35–42. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J....
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Crenicichla santosi (category Cichlidae stubs)
Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily CICHLINAE (a-c)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database...
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tilapia (Oreochromis aureus) is a species of tilapia, a fish in the family Cichlidae. Native to Northern and Western Africa, and the Middle East, through introductions...
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Iranocichla (category Cichlidae stubs)
Iranocichla is a genus of fish in the family Cichlidae found in fresh and brackish waters in southern Iran. They are the only cichlids native to this...
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