Cichlids /ˈsɪklɪdz/ are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes. Traditionally Cichlids were classed in a suborder, the Labroidei, along...
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convict cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata) is a fish species from the family Cichlidae, native to Central America, also known as the zebra cichlid. Convict...
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Lake Tanganyika (section Cichlid fish)
holds at least 250 species of cichlid fish and undescribed species remain. Almost all (98%) of the Tanganyika cichlids are endemic to the lake and it...
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Parrot cichlid may refer to: Hoplarchus psittacus, a South American cichlid Hypsophrys nicaraguensis, a Central American cichlid Blood parrot cichlid, a hybrid...
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Oscar (fish) (redirect from Oscar cichlid)
species of fish from the cichlid family known under a variety of common names, including tiger oscar, velvet cichlid, and marble cichlid. In tropical South...
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Hemichromis is a genus of fishes from the cichlid family, known in the aquarium trade as jewel cichlids. Jewel cichlids are native to Africa. Within West Africa...
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Maylandia lombardoi (redirect from Kenyi Cichlid)
kennyi mbuna or kenyi cichlid. This species is sometimes seen in the genus Metriaclima owing to a dispute in which a minority of cichlid researchers do not...
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The lionhead cichlid (Steatocranus casuarius), also known as African blockhead, buffalohead, humphead cichlid, lionhead or lumphead is a species of rheophilic...
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The electric yellow cichlid is a popular freshwater aquarium fish. It is a naturally occurring variant of Labidochromis caeruleus endemic to the central...
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Melanochromis auratus (redirect from Auratus cichlid)
auratus, the auratus cichlid, is a freshwater fish of the cichlid family. It is also known as golden mbuna and Malawi golden cichlid. It is endemic to the...
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The ram cichlid (Mikrogeophagus ramirezi) is a species of freshwater fish endemic to the Orinoco River basin, in the savannahs of Venezuela and Colombia...
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Apistogramma cacatuoides (redirect from Cockatoo dwarf cichlid)
cockatoo dwarf cichlid is a South American cichlid and the Apistogramma species most commonly bred in captivity. The male cockatoo dwarf cichlid reaches a...
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Apistogramma borellii (redirect from Yellow dwarf cichlid)
umbrella cichlid, umbrella apisto and yellow dwarf cichlid, is a species of fish in the genus Apistogramma. It is a South American dwarf cichlid, found...
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Texas cichlid (Herichthys cyanoguttatus), also known as the Rio Grande cichlid, is a freshwater fish of the cichlid family, and the only cichlid species...
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Vieja melanurus (redirect from Firehead cichlid)
Vieja melanurus, the quetzal cichlid, redhead cichlid or firehead cichlid, is a species of cichlid that is native to the Lake Petén system, the Grijalva–Usumacinta...
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Maylandia estherae (redirect from Red Zebra (cichlid))
Zebra Cichlid , or Esther Grant's Zebra) is a haplochromine cichlid. It is a rock dwelling fish or mbuna from Lake Malawi. This fish, like most cichlids from...
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The Salvin's cichlid (Trichromis salvini), also known as the yellow-belly cichlid or tricolored cichlid, is a species of the family Cichlidae. It is found...
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The Blood Parrot Cichlid (Amphilophus citrinellus × Vieja melanurus), or parrot cichlid, is a hybrid species of fish in the family Cichlidae. The fish...
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Flowerhorn cichlids are ornamental aquarium fish noted for their vivid colors and the distinctively shaped heads for which they are named. Their head protuberance...
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Dwarf cichlid is a term used by fishkeeping hobbyists to describe an arbitrary assemblage of small-sized fish from the family Cichlidae. Although the...
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Cynotilapia afra (redirect from Dogtooth cichlid)
Cynotilapia afra, the afra cichlid or dogtooth cichlid, is a small species of cichlid fish from Lake Malawi in East Africa, where found in rocky habitats...
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Tropheus duboisi (redirect from White spotted cichlid)
Tropheus duboisi, the white spotted cichlid, is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. It can reach a length of 12 cm (4.7 in). The species is...
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The keyhole cichlid (Cleithracara maronii) is a cichlid fish endemic to tropical South America, occurring in the lower Orinoco Basin in Venezuela and...
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Geophagini (redirect from Eartheater cichlid)
Geophagini is a tribe of cichlids from the subfamily Cichlinae, the American cichlids. It is the sister taxon to the clade which includes the Cichlasomatini...
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Lumphead cichlid may refer to: Cyrtocara moorii, a fish Steatocranus casuarius, a fish This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title...
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Neolamprologus brichardi (redirect from Lyretail cichlid)
variety of common names including Princess cichlid, Princess of Burundi, Lyretail cichlid, Fairy cichlid and Brichard's lamprologus. In addition, the...
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The three spot cichlid (Amphilophus trimaculatum), also known as the trimac or red-eyed cichlid, is a species of cichlid from Mexico and Central America...
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Green chromide (redirect from Pearlspot cichlid)
The green chromide (Etroplus suratensis) is a species of cichlid fish that is native to fresh and brackish water habitats in some parts in India such...
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Jack Dempsey (fish) (redirect from Jack Dempsey cichlid)
The Jack Dempsey (Rocio octofasciata) is a species of cichlid fish that is native to freshwater habitats from southern Mexico to Honduras, but also introduced...
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The threadfin cichlid (Petrochromis trewavasae) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika found in areas with rocky substrates on which it can...
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