WoRMS taxon details
Cichlidae Bonaparte, 1835
Subfamily Cichlinae Bonaparte, 1835
Subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae Fowler, 1934
Genus Chromis Günther, 1862 accepted as Tilapia Smith, 1840 (synonym)
» 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 Nosferatu De la Maza-Benignos, Ornelas-Garcia, Lozano-Vilanio, García-Ramírex et al., 2014
» Genus Parachromis Agassiz, 1859
» Genus Acharnes Müller & Troschel, 1849 accepted as Cichla Bloch & Schneider, 1801
» Genus Apistrogramma accepted as Apistogramma Regan, 1913 (unaccepted > misspelling)
» Genus Cichlosoma accepted as Cichlasoma Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
Subfamily Etroplinae Kullander, 1998» 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 Nosferatu De la Maza-Benignos, Ornelas-Garcia, Lozano-Vilanio, García-Ramírex et al., 2014
» Genus Parachromis Agassiz, 1859
» Genus Acharnes Müller & Troschel, 1849 accepted as Cichla Bloch & Schneider, 1801
» Genus Apistrogramma accepted as Apistogramma Regan, 1913 (unaccepted > misspelling)
» Genus Cichlosoma accepted as Cichlasoma Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
Subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae Fowler, 1934
» Genus Chetia Trewavas, 1961
» Genus Chindongo Li, Konings & Stauffer, 2016
» Genus Coptodon Gervais, 1853
» Genus Enantiopus Boulenger, 1906
» 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 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)
» 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)
Subfamily Ptychochrominae Sparks, 2004» Genus Chindongo Li, Konings & Stauffer, 2016
» Genus Coptodon Gervais, 1853
» Genus Enantiopus Boulenger, 1906
» 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 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)
» 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)
» Genus Ptychochromis Steindachner, 1880
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. (2023). FishBase. Cichlidae Bonaparte, 1835. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151383 on 2023-06-09
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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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basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
[request] basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
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]
