TAXONOMY ATLAS · LEVEL 04

Cichlids

Cichlidae
Genera
245
Species
1,781

SPECIES INDEX

Species in this family

Browse all 1,781 published species in Cichlidae.

1,781 published species in this family

Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Cichlidae

Nile tilapia

Oreochromis niloticus
  • Freshwater
  • Rivers and lakes
  • Up to 60 cm

Cichlidae

Haplochromis niloticus

Haplochromis niloticus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 10.2 cm
Coptodon nyongana

Cichlidae

Coptodon nyongana

Coptodon nyongana
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 21 cm
Mexican mojarra (Mayaheros urophthalmus)

Cichlidae

Mexican mojarra

Mayaheros urophthalmus
  • Up to 39.4 cm
Tanganyikan Neolamprologus (Neolamprologus caudopunctatus)

Cichlidae

Tanganyikan Neolamprologus

Neolamprologus caudopunctatus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 6.5 cm
Pantalone Dwarf Cichlid (Apistogramma pantalone)

Cichlidae

Pantalone Dwarf Cichlid

Apistogramma pantalone
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 3.6 cm
Crenicichla urosema

Cichlidae

Crenicichla urosema

Crenicichla urosema
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 6.9 cm
Parananochromis caudifasciatus

Cichlidae

Parananochromis caudifasciatus

Parananochromis caudifasciatus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 10 cm
Hemitaeniochromis urotaenia

Cichlidae

Hemitaeniochromis urotaenia

Hemitaeniochromis urotaenia
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 22 cm

Cichlidae

Xenotilapia caudofasciata

Xenotilapia caudafasciata
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 10.5 cm
Wami tilapia (Oreochromis urolepis)

Cichlidae

Wami tilapia

Oreochromis urolepis
  • Up to 44 cm
Threadfin cichlid (Petrochromis trewavasae)

Cichlidae

Threadfin cichlid

Petrochromis trewavasae
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 18 cm

Cichlidae

Placidochromis trewavasae

Placidochromis trewavasae
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 6.5 cm
Copadichromis trewavasae

Cichlidae

Copadichromis trewavasae

Copadichromis trewavasae
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 10.5 cm

Cichlidae

Tylochromis trewavasae

Tylochromis trewavasae
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 20 cm
Scrapermouth mbuna (Labeotropheus trewavasae)

Cichlidae

Scrapermouth mbuna

Labeotropheus trewavasae
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 11.7 cm

Cichlidae

Aulonocara guentheri

Aulonocara guentheri
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 15 cm

Cichlidae

Neolamprologus petricola

Neolamprologus petricola
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 14 cm

Cichlidae

Cichlid

Haplochromis petronius
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 10.2 cm
Neochromis gigas (Haplochromis gigas)

Cichlidae

Neochromis gigas

Haplochromis gigas
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 14.2 cm
Labidochromis gigas

Cichlidae

Labidochromis gigas

Labidochromis gigas
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 10 cm
Tilapia baloni

Cichlidae

Tilapia baloni

Tilapia baloni
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 17.5 cm

Cichlidae

Haplochromis bartoni

Haplochromis bartoni
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 19.5 cm
Pantanal eartheater (Satanoperca pappaterra)

Cichlidae

Pantanal eartheater

Satanoperca pappaterra
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 27 cm