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Cichlidae

38 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › › Perciformes › Cichlidae

Herichthys cyanoguttatus Baird & Girard, 1854

Herichthys cyanoguttatus is a cichlid species identifiable by cream and turquoise spots, with distinct habitat temperature preferences.

Herichthys minckleyi (Kornfield & Taylor, 1983)

Herichthys minckleyi, or Minckley’s cichlid, is an endangered cichlid fish endemic to Cuatro Ciénegas Basin, Mexico.

Herichthys carpintis (Jordan & Snyder, 1899)

Herichthys carpintis, the lowland cichlid, is a Neotropical cichlid native to Mexico and invasive in Louisiana.

Parachromis managuensis (Günther, 1867)

Parachromis managuensis is a large predatory cichlid native to Central America, widely introduced elsewhere.

Parachromis dovii (Günther, 1864)

Parachromis dovii, the large predatory Central American wolf cichlid, is fished commercially, hunted as game, and sometimes kept in aquariums.

Petenia splendida Günther, 1862

Petenia splendida is a large piscivorous cichlid native to Central America with highly extendable jaws.

Pterophyllum scalare (Schultze, 1823)

Pterophyllum scalare, the common freshwater angelfish, is a South American cichlid very popular in the aquarium trade.

Rocio octofasciata (Regan, 1903)

Rocio octofasciata, the Jack Dempsey cichlid, is a medium carnivorous freshwater cichlid native to Central America, popular in aquariums.

Vieja maculicauda (Regan, 1905)

Blackbelt cichlid (Vieja maculicauda) is a cichlid fish species native to Central America from southern Mexico to Panama.

Vieja melanura (Günther, 1862)

Vieja melanura, the redhead cichlid, is a popular aquarium cichlid native to Central America that is an invasive species outside its range.

Mayaheros urophthalmus (Günther, 1862)

Mayaheros urophthalmus, the Mayan cichlid, is a large cichlid native to Middle America, now introduced to South Florida.

Trichromis salvini (Günther, 1862)

Trichromis salvini (Salvin's cichlid) is a Central American cichlid with distinct colored markings and sexually dimorphic traits.

Etroplus suratensis (Bloch, 1790)

Etroplus suratensis, the green chromide, is a cichlid fish native to South Asia, with introduced populations elsewhere.

Etroplus maculatus (Bloch, 1795)

Etroplus maculatus, the orange chromide, is an endemic South Asian cichlid popular with fish hobbyists.

Related Families

Labridae 155 species Pomacentridae 142 species Gobiidae 120 species Serranidae 103 species Blenniidae 86 species Chaetodontidae 82 species Percidae 67 species Carangidae 53 species

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