Family

Cichlidae

481 species in this family. Browse scientific names and open each profile for distribution, taxonomy and available wildlife data.

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Species · page 7 of 9

Butterfly Cichlid

Butterfly Cichlid

Hypsophrys nicaraguensis

Cichlidae
Lavender Cichlid

Lavender Cichlid

Iodotropheus sprengerae

Cichlidae
Patwa

Patwa

Krobia guianensis

Cichlidae
dolphin cichlid

dolphin cichlid

Krobia itanyi

Cichlidae
Xingu Krobia

Xingu Krobia

Krobia xinguensis

Cichlidae
Turquiose Cichlid

Turquiose Cichlid

Kronoheros umbrifer

Cichlidae
Blue Mbuna

Blue Mbuna

Labeotropheus fuelleborni

Cichlidae
Electric Yellow

Electric Yellow

Labidochromis caeruleus

Cichlidae
Humphead Dwarf Acara

Humphead Dwarf Acara

Laetacara araguaiae

Cichlidae

Blunt Head Cichlid

Laetacara curviceps

Cichlidae

redbreast acara

Laetacara dorsigera

Cichlidae

Yellow Lip

Laetacara flavilabris

Cichlidae
Happy Cichlid

Happy Cichlid

Laetacara fulvipinnis

Cichlidae

Thayeri Cichlid

Laetacara thayeri

Cichlidae
Lugubria lenticulata

Lugubria lenticulata

Lugubria lenticulata

Cichlidae
Lugubria lugubris

Lugubria lugubris

Lugubria lugubris

Cichlidae
White Cichlid

White Cichlid

Maskaheros argenteus

Cichlidae
Green Guapote

Green Guapote

Mayaheros beani

Cichlidae
Mayan Cichlid

Mayan Cichlid

Mayaheros urophthalmus

Cichlidae
Cichlid

Cichlid

Maylandia estherae

Cichlidae
Malawi blue cichlid

Malawi blue cichlid

Maylandia zebra

Cichlidae
Golden Mbuna

Golden Mbuna

Melanochromis auratus

Cichlidae
Parallel Striped Mbuna

Parallel Striped Mbuna

Melanochromis loriae

Cichlidae

Dark-spotted Cichlid

Mesoheros atromaculatus

Cichlidae

Mesoheros gephyrus

Mesoheros gephyrus

Cichlidae

Tocantins Flag Cichlid

Mesonauta acora

Cichlidae

Mesonauta egregius

Mesonauta egregius

Cichlidae
Barred Cichlid

Barred Cichlid

Mesonauta festivus

Cichlidae
Flag cichlid

Flag cichlid

Mesonauta guyanae

Cichlidae
Flag Cichlid

Flag Cichlid

Mesonauta insignis

Cichlidae

Festivums

Mesonauta karipuna

Cichlidae

Wonderful Flag Cichlid

Mesonauta mirificus

Cichlidae
Bolivian Butterfly Cichlid

Bolivian Butterfly Cichlid

Mikrogeophagus altispinosus

Cichlidae
Ram cichlid

Ram cichlid

Mikrogeophagus ramirezi

Cichlidae
Haitian Cichlid

Haitian Cichlid

Nandopsis haitiensis

Cichlidae
biajaca

biajaca

Nandopsis tetracanthus

Cichlidae

Nannacara adoketa

Nannacara adoketa

Cichlidae
Goldeneye Cichlid

Goldeneye Cichlid

Nannacara anomala

Cichlidae

Golden-headed Dwarf Cichlid

Nannacara aureocephalus

Cichlidae

lattice dwarf cichlid

Nannacara taenia

Cichlidae
Neolamprologus longior

Neolamprologus longior

Neolamprologus longior

Cichlidae
Giraffe Cichlid

Giraffe Cichlid

Nimbochromis venustus

Cichlidae
blue tilapia

blue tilapia

Oreochromis aureus

Cichlidae
Blue-spotted Tilapia

Blue-spotted Tilapia

Oreochromis leucostictus

Cichlidae
Greenhead Tilapia

Greenhead Tilapia

Oreochromis macrochir

Cichlidae
Kariba Tilapia

Kariba Tilapia

Oreochromis mortimeri

Cichlidae
Mozambique Tilapia

Mozambique Tilapia

Oreochromis mossambicus

Cichlidae
Nile tilapia

Nile tilapia

Oreochromis niloticus

Cichlidae

Montecristo Cichlid

Oscura heterospila

Cichlidae

Otopharynx argyrosoma

Otopharynx argyrosoma

Cichlidae
Guapote

Guapote

Parachromis dovii

Cichlidae
Monarch Cichlid

Monarch Cichlid

Parachromis friedrichsthalii

Cichlidae
Parachromis loisellei

Parachromis loisellei

Parachromis loisellei

Cichlidae
Jaguar Guapote

Jaguar Guapote

Parachromis managuensis

Cichlidae
False Yellowjacket Cichlid

False Yellowjacket Cichlid

Parachromis motaguensis

Cichlidae
Sarabia Cichlid

Sarabia Cichlid

Paraneetroplus bulleri

Cichlidae
Paraneetroplus nebulifer

Paraneetroplus nebulifer

Paraneetroplus nebulifer

Cichlidae
Black Mangrove Cichlid

Black Mangrove Cichlid

Pelmatolapia mariae

Cichlidae
Bay Snook

Bay Snook

Petenia splendida

Cichlidae
Blue Johanni Cichlid

Blue Johanni Cichlid

Pseudotropheus cyaneorhabdos

Cichlidae