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

Cichlidae

Chromidotilapia cavalliensis

Chromidotilapia cavalliensis
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 7.7 cm
Saddle cichlid (Aequidens tetramerus)

Cichlidae

Saddle cichlid

Aequidens tetramerus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 19.2 cm
Angolan happy (Chetia welwitschi)

Cichlidae

Angolan happy

Chetia welwitschi
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 14.7 cm
Orinoco eartheater (Biotodoma wavrini)

Cichlidae

Orinoco eartheater

Biotodoma wavrini
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 10 cm
Wessel's Cichlid (Chortiheros wesseli)

Cichlidae

Wessel's Cichlid

Chortiheros wesseli
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 8 cm

Cichlidae

Haplochromis taurinus

Haplochromis taurinus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 14 cm
Haplochromis nuchisquamulatus

Cichlidae

Haplochromis nuchisquamulatus

Haplochromis nuchisquamulatus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 11.3 cm

Cichlidae

Geophagus grammepareius

Geophagus grammepareius
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 10.3 cm
red empress cichlid (Protomelas similis)

Cichlidae

red empress cichlid

Protomelas similis
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 18 cm
Rosy Basketmouth (Caquetaia spectabilis)

Cichlidae

Rosy Basketmouth

Caquetaia spectabilis
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 19 cm
Spotted Severum Cichlid (Heros notatus)

Cichlidae

Spotted Severum Cichlid

Heros notatus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 15 cm

Cichlidae

Christmas Fulu

Haplochromis phytophagus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 8.6 cm
Happy (Mylochromis epichorialis)

Cichlidae

Happy

Mylochromis epichorialis
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 20 cm
Blunt-headed Telmat (Telmatochromis vittatus)

Cichlidae

Blunt-headed Telmat

Telmatochromis vittatus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 8.6 cm
Golden julie (Julidochromis ornatus)

Cichlidae

Golden julie

Julidochromis ornatus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 8.5 cm
Eclectochromis ornatus

Cichlidae

Eclectochromis ornatus

Eclectochromis ornatus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 18.2 cm
Ornate Cichlid (Mesoheros ornatus)

Cichlidae

Ornate Cichlid

Mesoheros ornatus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 26 cm

Cichlidae

Striped Kivu haplo

Haplochromis vittatus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 19.1 cm
Bathybates vittatus

Cichlidae

Bathybates vittatus

Bathybates vittatus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 42 cm
Banded acara (Bujurquina vittata)

Cichlidae

Banded acara

Bujurquina vittata
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 9 cm
Parananochromis ornatus

Cichlidae

Parananochromis ornatus

Parananochromis ornatus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 5.2 cm

Cichlidae

Lamprologus ornatipinnis

Lamprologus ornatipinnis
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 7.8 cm
Xenotilapia ornatipinnis

Cichlidae

Xenotilapia ornatipinnis

Xenotilapia ornatipinnis
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 12.5 cm
Haplochromis martini

Cichlidae

Haplochromis martini

Haplochromis martini
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 10.4 cm