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Cichlidae Bonaparte, 1835

114517  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:114517)

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  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Actinopterygii (Class)
  6. Perciformes (Order)
  7. Cichlidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Abactochromis Oliver & Arnegard, 2010
  2. Genus Acarichthys Eigenmann, 1912
  3. Genus Acaronia Myers, 1940
  4. Genus Aequidens Eigenmann & Bray, 1894
  5. Genus Alcolapia Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969
  6. Genus Allochromis Greenwood, 1980
  7. Genus Alticorpus Stauffer & McKaye, 1988
  8. Genus Altolamprologus Poll, 1986
  9. Genus Amatitlania Schmitter-Soto, 2007
  10. Genus Amphilophus Agassiz, 1859
  11. Genus Andinoacara Musilová, Říĉan & Novák, 2009
  12. Genus Anomalochromis Greenwood, 1985
  13. Genus Apistogramma Regan, 1913
  14. Genus Apistogrammoides Meinken, 1965
  15. Genus Archocentrus Gill in Gill & Bransford, 1877
  16. Genus Aristochromis Trewavas, 1935
  17. Genus Astatoreochromis Pellegrin, 1904
  18. Genus Astatotilapia Pellegrin, 1904
  19. Genus Astronotus Swainson, 1839
  20. Genus Aulonocara Regan, 1922
  21. Genus Aulonocranus Regan, 1920
  22. Genus Australoheros Rícan & Kullander, 2006
  23. Genus Baileychromis Poll, 1986
  24. Genus Baringochromis Altner & Reichenbacher, 2020 †
  25. Genus Bathybates Boulenger, 1898
  26. Genus Benitochromis Lamboj, 2001
  27. Genus Benthochromis Poll, 1986
  28. Genus Biotodoma Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903
  29. Genus Biotoecus Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903
  30. Genus Boulengerochromis Pellegrin, 1904
  31. Genus Buccochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
  32. Genus Bujurquina Kullander, 1986
  33. Genus Callochromis Regan, 1920
  34. Genus Caprichromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
  35. Genus Caquetaia Fowler, 1945
  36. Genus Cardiopharynx Poll, 1942
  37. Genus Chaetobranchopsis Steindachner, 1875
  38. Genus Chaetobranchus Heckel, 1840
  39. Genus Chalinochromis Poll, 1974
  40. Genus Champsochromis Boulenger, 1915
  41. Genus Cheilochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
  42. Genus Chetia Trewavas, 1961
  43. Genus Chiapaheros McMahan & Piller, 2015
  44. Genus Chilochromis Boulenger, 1902
  45. Genus Chilotilapia Boulenger, 1908
  46. Genus Chindongo Li, Konings & Stauffer, 2016
  47. Genus Chocoheros Říčan & Piálek, 2016
  48. Genus Chortiheros Říčan & Dragová, 2016
  49. Genus Chromidotilapia Boulenger, 1898
  50. Genus Cichla Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  51. Genus Cichlasoma Swainson, 1839
  52. Genus Cincelichthys McMahan & Piller, 2015
  53. Genus Cleithracara Kullander & Nijssen, 1989
  54. Genus Coelotilapia Dunz & Schliewen, 2013
  55. Genus Congochromis Stiassny & Schliewen, 2007
  56. Genus Congolapia Dunz, Vreven & Schliewen, 2012
  57. Genus Copadichromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
  58. Genus Corematodus Boulenger, 1897
  59. Genus Crenicara Steindachner, 1875
  60. Genus Crenicichla Heckel, 1840
  61. Genus Cribroheros Říčan & Piálek, 2016
  62. Genus Cryptoheros Allgayer, 2001
  63. Genus Ctenochromis Pfeffer, 1893
  64. Genus Ctenopharynx Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
  65. Genus Cunningtonia Boulenger, 1906
  66. Genus Cyathochromis Trewavas, 1935
  67. Genus Cyathopharynx Regan, 1920
  68. Genus Cyclopharynx Poll, 1948
  69. Genus Cynotilapia Regan, 1922
  70. Genus Cyphotilapia Regan, 1920
  71. Genus Cyprichromis Scheuermann, 1977
  72. Genus Cyrtocara Boulenger, 1902
  73. Genus Danakilia Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969
  74. Genus Darienheros Říčan & Novák, 2016
  75. Genus Dicrossus Kullander, 1990
  76. Genus Dicrossus Steindachner, 1875
  77. Genus Dimidiochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
  78. Genus Diplotaxodon Trewavas, 1935
  79. Genus Divandu Lamboj & Snoeks, 2000
  80. Genus Docimodus Boulenger, 1897
  81. Genus Eclectochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
  82. Genus Ectodus Boulenger, 1898
  83. Genus Enantiopus Boulenger, 1906
  84. Genus Enigmatochromis Lamboj, 2009
  85. Genus Eretmodus Boulenger, 1898
  86. Genus Etia Schliewen & Stiassny, 2003
  87. Genus Etroplus Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830
  88. Genus Exochochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
  89. Genus Fossorochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
  90. Genus Gaurochromis Greenwood, 1980
  91. Genus Genyochromis Trewavas, 1935
  92. Genus Geophagus Heckel, 1840
  93. Genus Gephyrochromis Boulenger, 1901
  94. Genus Gnathochromis Poll, 1981
  95. Genus Gobiocichla Kanazawa, 1951
  96. Genus Grammatotria Boulenger, 1899
  97. Genus Greenwoodochromis Poll, 1983
  98. Genus Guianacara Kullander & Nijssen, 1989
  99. Genus Gymnogeophagus Miranda Ribeiro, 1918
  100. Genus Haplochromis Hilgendorf, 1888
  101. Genus Haplotaxodon Boulenger, 1906
  102. Genus Hemeraia Varella, Kullander, Menezes, Oliveira & López-Fernández, 2023
  103. Genus Hemibates Regan, 1920
  104. Genus Hemichromis Peters, 1857
  105. Genus Hemitaeniochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
  106. Genus Hemitilapia Boulenger, 1902
  107. Genus Herichthys Baird & Girard, 1854
  108. Genus Heroina Kullander, 1996
  109. Genus Heros Heckel, 1840
  110. Genus Heterochromis Regan, 1922
  111. Genus Hoplarchus Kaup, 1860
  112. Genus Hoplotilapia Hilgendorf, 1888
  113. Genus Hypselecara Kullander, 1986
  114. Genus Hypsophrys Agassiz, 1859
  115. Genus Interochromis Yamaoka, Hori & Kuwamura, 1998
  116. Genus Iodotropheus Oliver & Loiselle, 1972
  117. Genus Iranocichla Coad, 1982
  118. Genus Isthmoheros Říčan & Novák, 2016
  119. Genus Ivanacara Römer & Hahn, 2007
  120. Genus Jabarichromis Haefeli, Schedel, Ronco, Indermaur & Salzburger, 2024
  121. Genus Julidochromis Boulenger, 1898
  122. Genus Katria Stiassny & Sparks, 2006
  123. Genus Kihnichthys McMahan & Matamoros, 2015
  124. Genus Konia Trewavas in Trewavas, Green & Corbet, 1972
  125. Genus Krobia Kullander & Nijssen, 1989
  126. Genus Kronoheros Říčan & Piálek, 2016
  127. Genus Labeotropheus Ahl, 1926
  128. Genus Labidochromis Trewavas, 1935
  129. Genus Laetacara Kullander, 1986
  130. Genus Lamprologus Schilthuis, 1891
  131. Genus Lepidiolamprologus Pellegrin, 1904
  132. Genus Lestradea Poll, 1943
  133. Genus Lethrinops Regan, 1922
  134. Genus Libyachromis Přikryl, Kaur & Murray, 2021 †
  135. Genus Lichnochromis Trewavas, 1935
  136. Genus Limbochromis Greenwood, 1987
  137. Genus Limnochromis Regan, 1920
  138. Genus Limnotilapia Regan, 1920
  139. Genus Lithochromis Lippitsch & Seehausen in Seehausen, Lippitsch, Bouton & Zwennes, 1998
  140. Genus Lobochilotes Boulenger, 1915
  141. Genus Lufubuchromis Schedel, Kupriyanov, Katongo & Schliewen, 2020
  142. Genus Lugubria Varella, Kullander, Menezes, Oliveira & López-Fernández, 2023
  143. Genus Macropleurodus Regan, 1922
  144. Genus Maravichromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
  145. Genus Maskaheros McMahan & Piller, 2015
  146. Genus Mayaheros Říčan & Piálek, 2016
  147. Genus Maylandia Meyer & Förster, 1984
  148. Genus Mazarunia Kullander, 1990
  149. Genus Mbipia Lippitsch & Seehausen in Seehausen, Lippitsch, Bouton & Zwennes, 1998
  150. Genus Mchenga Stauffer & Konings, 2006
  151. Genus Melanochromis Trewavas, 1935
  152. Genus Mesoheros McMahan & Chakrabarty, 2015
  153. Genus Mesonauta Günther, 1862
  154. Genus Microchromis Johnson, 1975
  155. Genus Mikrogeophagus Meulengracht-Madsen in Schiøtz & Christensen, 1968
  156. Genus Myaka Trewavas in Trewavas, Green & Corbet, 1972
  157. Genus Mylochromis Regan, 1920
  158. Genus Naevochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
  159. Genus Nandopsis Gill, 1862
  160. Genus Nannacara Regan, 1905
  161. Genus Nanochromis Pellegrin, 1904
  162. Genus Neochromis Regan, 1920
  163. Genus Neolamprologus Colombé & Allgayer, 1985
  164. Genus Nimbochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
  165. Genus Nosferatu De la Maza-Benignos, Ornelas-Garcia, Lozano-Vilanio, García-Ramírex et al., 2014
  166. Genus Nyassachromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
  167. Genus Ophthalmotilapia Pellegrin, 1904
  168. Genus Oreochromimos Penk, Altner, Cerwenka, Schliewen & Reichenbacher, 2019 †
  169. Genus Oreochromis Günther, 1889
  170. Genus Orthochromis Greenwood, 1954
  171. Genus Oscura McMahan & Chakrabarty, 2015
  172. Genus Otopharynx Regan, 1920
  173. Genus Oxylapia Kiener & Maugé, 1966
  174. Genus Palaeoplex Schedel, Kupriyanov, Katongo & Schliewen, 2020
  175. Genus Pallidochromis Turner, 1994
  176. Genus Parachromis Agassiz, 1859
  177. Genus Paracyprichromis Poll, 1986
  178. Genus Paragobiocichla Schliewen & Weiss in Weiss et al., 2019
  179. Genus Paralabidochromis Greenwood, 1956
  180. Genus Parananochromis Greenwood, 1987
  181. Genus Paraneetroplus Regan, 1905
  182. Genus Paratilapia Bleeker, 1868
  183. Genus Paretroplus Bleeker, 1868
  184. Genus Pelmatochromis Steindachner, 1894
  185. Genus Pelvicachromis Thys van den Audenaerde, 1968
  186. Genus Perissodus Boulenger, 1898
  187. Genus Petenia Günther, 1862
  188. Genus Petrochromis Boulenger, 1898
  189. Genus Petrotilapia Trewavas, 1935
  190. Genus Pharyngochromis Greenwood, 1979
  191. Genus Placidochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
  192. Genus Platytaeniodus Boulenger, 1906
  193. Genus Plecodus Boulenger, 1898
  194. Genus Plesioheros Perez, Malabarba & del Papa, 2010 †
  195. Genus Proterocara Malabarba, Zuleta & del Papa, 2006 †
  196. Genus Protomelas Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
  197. Genus Pseudocrenilabrus Fowler, 1934
  198. Genus Pseudosimochromis Nelissen, 1977
  199. Genus Pseudotropheus Regan, 1922
  200. Genus Pterochromis Trewavas, 1973
  201. Genus Pterophyllum Heckel, 1840
  202. Genus Ptychochromis Steindachner, 1880
  203. Genus Ptychochromoides Kiener & Maugé, 1966
  204. Genus Pundamilia Seehausen & Lippitsch in Seehausen, Lippitsch, Bouton & Zwennes, 1998
  205. Genus Pungu Trewavas in Trewavas, Green & Corbet, 1972
  206. Genus Pyxichromis Greenwood, 1980
  207. Genus Rebekkachromis Kevrekidis, Valtl & Reichenbacher, 2019 †
  208. Genus Reganochromis Whitley, 1929
  209. Genus Retroculus Eigenmann & Bray, 1894
  210. Genus Rhamphochromis Regan, 1922
  211. Genus Rheoheros McMahan & Matamoros, 2015
  212. Genus Rocio Schmitter-Soto, 2007
  213. Genus Rondonacara Ottoni & Mattos, 2015
  214. Genus Rubricatochromis Lamboj & Koblmüller, 2023
  215. Genus Sargochromis Regan, 1920
  216. Genus Sarotherodon Rüppell, 1852
  217. Genus Satanoperca Heckel
  218. Genus Satanoperca Günther, 1862
  219. Genus Saxatilia Varella, Kullander, Menezes, Oliveira & López-Fernández, 2023
  220. Genus Schubotzia Boulenger, 1914
  221. Genus Schwetzochromis Poll, 1948
  222. Genus Sciaenochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
  223. Genus Serranochromis Regan, 1920
  224. Genus Shuja Genner, Ngatunga & Turner, 2022
  225. Genus Simochromis Boulenger, 1898
  226. Genus Somalichromis Murray, 2022 †
  227. Genus Spathodus Boulenger, 1900
  228. Genus Steatocranus Boulenger, 1899
  229. Genus Stigmatochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
  230. Genus Stomatepia Trewavas, 1962
  231. Genus Symphysodon Heckel, 1840
  232. Genus Taeniacara Myers, 1935
  233. Genus Taeniochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
  234. Genus Taeniolethrinops Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
  235. Genus Tahuantinsuyoa Kullander, 1986
  236. Genus Talamancaheros Říčan & Novák, 2016
  237. Genus Tangachromis Poll, 1981
  238. Genus Tanganicodus Poll, 1950
  239. Genus Teleocichla Kullander, 1988
  240. Genus Teleogramma Boulenger, 1899
  241. Genus Telmatochromis Boulenger, 1898
  242. Genus Theraps Günther, 1862
  243. Genus Thoracochromis Greenwood, 1979
  244. Genus Thorichthys Meek, 1904
  245. Genus Thysochromis Daget, 1988
  246. Genus Tilapia Smith, 1840
  247. Genus Tomocichla Regan, 1908
  248. Genus Tramitichromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
  249. Genus Trematocara Boulenger, 1899
  250. Genus Trematochromis Poll, 1987
  251. Genus Trematocranus Trewavas, 1935
  252. Genus Trichromis McMahan & Chakrabarty, 2015
  253. Genus Triglachromis Poll & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1974
  254. Genus Tristramella Trewavas, 1942
  255. Genus Tropheops Trewavas, 1984
  256. Genus Tropheus Boulenger, 1898
  257. Genus Tugenchromis Altner, Schliewen, Penk & Reichenbacher, 2017 †
  258. Genus Tylochromis Regan, 1920
  259. Genus Tyrannochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
  260. Genus Uaru Heckel, 1840
  261. Genus Variabilichromis Colombé & Allgayer, 1985
  262. Genus Vieja Fernández-Yépez, 1969
  263. Genus Wajpamheros Říčan & Piálek, 2016
  264. Genus Wallaceochromis Lamboj, Trummer & Metscher, 2016
  265. Genus Wallaciia Varella, Kullander, Menezes, Oliveira & López-Fernández, 2023
  266. Genus Warilochromis Altner, Ruthensteiner & Reichenbacher, 2020 †
  267. Genus Xenochromis Boulenger, 1899
  268. Genus Xenotilapia Boulenger, 1899
  269. Genus Yssichromis Greenwood, 1980
  270. Genus Acara Heckel, 1840 accepted as Astronotus Swainson, 1839
  271. Genus Acaropsis Steindachner, 1875 accepted as Acaronia Myers, 1940
  272. Genus Acharnes Müller & Troschel, 1849 accepted as Cichla Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  273. Genus Apistrogramma accepted as Apistogramma Regan, 1913
  274. Genus Asprotilapia Boulenger, 1901 accepted as Xenotilapia Boulenger, 1899
  275. Genus Astatheros Pellegrin, 1904 accepted as Amphilophus Agassiz, 1859
  276. Genus Astatilapia accepted as Astatotilapia Pellegrin, 1904
  277. Genus Astatore accepted as Astatoreochromis Pellegrin, 1904
  278. Genus Baionia accepted as Macropleurodus Regan, 1922
  279. Genus Barombia Trewavas, 1962 accepted as Pungu Trewavas in Trewavas, Green & Corbet, 1972
  280. Genus Bathracops accepted as Crenicichla Heckel, 1840
  281. Genus Batrachops Heckel, 1840 accepted as Crenicichla Heckel, 1840 (Treated as subgenus)
  282. Genus Bayonia Boulenger, 1911 accepted as Macropleurodus Regan, 1922
  283. Genus Boggiania Perugia, 1897 accepted as Crenicichla Heckel, 1840
  284. Genus Bussingius Schmitter-Soto, 2007 accepted as Cryptoheros Allgayer, 2001
  285. Genus Callopharynx Poll, 1948 accepted as Cyclopharynx Poll, 1948
  286. Genus Caquetia accepted as Caquetaia Fowler, 1945
  287. Genus Chaetolabrus Swainson, 1839 accepted as Etroplus Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830
  288. Genus Christyella Trewavas, 1935 accepted as Gephyrochromis Boulenger, 1901
  289. Genus Chromichthys Guichenot in Duméril, 1861 accepted as Hemichromis Peters, 1857
  290. Genus Chromis Günther, 1862 accepted as Tilapia Smith, 1840 (synonym)
  291. Genus Chromys Jobert, 1877 accepted as Chromis Cuvier, 1814 (misspelling)
  292. Genus Chuco Fernández-Yépez, 1969 accepted as Theraps Günther, 1862
  293. Genus Cichlaurus Swainson, 1839 accepted as Cichlasoma Swainson, 1839
  294. Genus Cichlosoma Regan, 1905 accepted as Cichlasoma Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
  295. Genus Cleithrochromis Eccles in Axelrod, 1974 accepted as Alticorpus Stauffer & McKaye, 1988
  296. Genus Cleptochromis Greenwood, 1980 accepted as Haplochromis Hilgendorf, 1888
  297. Genus Clinodon Regan, 1920 accepted as Haplochromis Hilgendorf, 1888
  298. Genus Cnestrostoma Regan, 1920 accepted as Haplochromis Hilgendorf, 1888
  299. Genus Coelotilapia Mayland, 1995 accepted as Tilapia Smith, 1840
  300. Genus Copora Fernández-Yépez, 1969 accepted as Hypsophrys Agassiz, 1859
  301. Genus Coptodon Gervais, 1853 accepted as Tilapia Smith, 1840 (synonym)
  302. Genus Coptodus Gervais, 1852 accepted as Coptodon Gervais, 1853 accepted as Tilapia Smith, 1840 (lapsus calami)
  303. Genus Crenacara Regan, 1905 accepted as Crenicara Steindachner, 1875
  304. Genus Curraichthys Fernández-Yépez, 1969 accepted as Amphilophus Agassiz, 1859
  305. Genus Cychla Spix, 1831 accepted as Cichla Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  306. Genus Cychlasoma Gill, 1858 accepted as Aequidens Eigenmann & Bray, 1894
  307. Genus Cycla accepted as Cichla Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  308. Genus Dagetia Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969 accepted as Tilapia Smith, 1840
  309. Genus Enterochromis Greenwood, 1980 accepted as Haplochromis Hilgendorf, 1888
  310. Genus Erythrichthus Meek, 1907 accepted as Amphilophus Agassiz, 1859
  311. Genus Gobiochromis Poll, 1939 accepted as Steatocranus Boulenger, 1899
  312. Genus Haligenes Günther, 1860 accepted as Tilapia Smith, 1840
  313. Genus Haplochrmomis accepted as Gnathochromis Poll, 1981
  314. Genus Harpagchromis accepted as Haplochromis Hilgendorf, 1888
  315. Genus Harpagochromis Greenwood, 1980 accepted as Haplochromis Hilgendorf, 1888
  316. Genus Hemihaplochromis Wickler, 1963 accepted as Pseudocrenilabrus Fowler, 1934
  317. Genus Herotilapia Pellegrin, 1904 accepted as Archocentrus Gill in Gill & Bransford, 1877
  318. Genus Heterogramma Regan, 1906 accepted as Apistogramma Regan, 1913
  319. Genus Heterogromma accepted as Apistogramma Regan, 1913
  320. Genus Heterotilapia Regan, 1920 accepted as Tilapia Smith, 1840
  321. Genus Heterotilapia Pellegrin, 1904 accepted as Herotilapia Pellegrin, 1904 accepted as Archocentrus Gill in Gill & Bransford, 1877
  322. Genus Hygrogonus Günther, 1862 accepted as Astronotus Swainson, 1839
  323. Genus Iodochromis Mensi, 1973 accepted as Iodotropheus Oliver & Loiselle, 1972
  324. Genus Labrochromis Daget, 1952 accepted as Gobiocichla Kanazawa, 1951
  325. Genus Labrochromis Regan, 1920 accepted as Gaurochromis Greenwood, 1980
  326. Genus Lacustria Varella, Kullander, Menezes, Oliveira & López-Fernández, 2023 accepted as Crenicichla Heckel, 1840 (Treated as subgenus)
  327. Genus Lamena Allgayer, 1998 accepted as Paretroplus Bleeker, 1868
  328. Genus Laruwiala Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969 accepted as Oreochromis Günther, 1889
  329. Genus Lepidochromis Poll, 1981 accepted as Greenwoodochromis Poll, 1983
  330. Genus Leptochromis Regan, 1920 accepted as Reganochromis Whitley, 1929
  331. Genus Leptolamprologus Pellegrin, 1927 accepted as Teleogramma Boulenger, 1899
  332. Genus Leptotilapia Pellegrin, 1928 accepted as Steatocranus Boulenger, 1899
  333. Genus Lipochromis Regan, 1920 accepted as Haplochromis Hilgendorf, 1888
  334. Genus Melanogenes Bleeker, 1863 accepted as Sarotherodon Rüppell, 1852
  335. Genus Mesops Günther, 1862 accepted as Biotodoma Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903
  336. Genus Metriaclima Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997 accepted as Maylandia Meyer & Förster, 1984 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  337. Genus Microdontochromis Poll, 1986 accepted as Xenotilapia Boulenger, 1899
  338. Genus Microgaster Swainson, 1839 accepted as Etroplus Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830
  339. Genus Microgeophagus Axelrod, 1971 accepted as Mikrogeophagus Meulengracht-Madsen in Schiøtz & Christensen, 1968
  340. Genus Microgeophagus Frey, 1957 accepted as Mikrogeophagus Meulengracht-Madsen in Schiøtz & Christensen, 1968
  341. Genus Mylacochromis Greenwood, 1980 accepted as Gaurochromis Greenwood, 1980
  342. Genus Nannacara Miranda Ribeiro, 1918 accepted as Nannacara Regan, 1905
  343. Genus Neetroplus Günther, 1867 accepted as Hypsophrys Agassiz, 1859
  344. Genus Neolamprolagus accepted as Lamprologus Schilthuis, 1891
  345. Genus Neopharynx Poll, 1948 accepted as Cyclopharynx Poll, 1948
  346. Genus Neotilapia Regan, 1920 accepted as Oreochromis Günther, 1889
  347. Genus Neotrewavasia Ufermann, 2001 accepted as Tilapia Smith, 1840
  348. Genus Nilotilapia Thys van den Audenaerde in Trewavas, 1983 accepted as Tilapia Smith, 1840 (Unavailable name (Eschhmeyer))
  349. Genus Nyasalapia Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969 accepted as Oreochromis Günther, 1889
  350. Genus Oelemaria Kullander & Nijssen, 1989 accepted as Guianacara Kullander & Nijssen, 1989
  351. Genus Ophthalmochromis Poll, 1956 accepted as Ophthalmotilapia Pellegrin, 1904
  352. Genus Paleolamprologus Colombé & Allgayer, 1985 accepted as Neolamprologus Colombé & Allgayer, 1985
  353. Genus Panamius Schmitter-Soto, 2007 accepted as Cryptoheros Allgayer, 2001
  354. Genus Pantilapia accepted as Haplochromis Hilgendorf, 1888
  355. Genus Papiliochromis Kullander, 1977 accepted as Mikrogeophagus Meulengracht-Madsen in Schiøtz & Christensen, 1968
  356. Genus Papilochromis accepted as Mikrogeophagus Meulengracht-Madsen in Schiøtz & Christensen, 1968
  357. Genus Paracara Bleeker, 1878 accepted as Paratilapia Bleeker, 1868
  358. Genus Parachromis Regan, 1922 accepted as Tristramella Trewavas, 1942
  359. Genus Parapetenia Regan, 1905 accepted as Nandopsis Gill, 1862 (synonym)
  360. Genus Paratheraps Werner & Stawikowski, 1987 accepted as Paraneetroplus Regan, 1905
  361. Genus Parectodus Poll, 1942 accepted as Xenotilapia Boulenger, 1899
  362. Genus Paretroplos Hilgendorf, 1888 accepted as Paretroplus Bleeker, 1868
  363. Genus Parvacara Whitley, 1951 accepted as Laetacara Kullander, 1986
  364. Genus Pelamtochromis accepted as Hemichromis Peters, 1857
  365. Genus Pelmatolapia Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969 accepted as Tilapia Smith, 1840
  366. Genus Pelviacachromis accepted as Pelvicachromis Thys van den Audenaerde, 1968
  367. Genus Perrisodus accepted as Petrochromis Boulenger, 1898
  368. Genus Pintoichthys Fowler, 1954 accepted as Apistogramma Regan, 1913
  369. Genus Plataxoides Castelnau, 1855 (unaccepted)
  370. Genus Platygnathochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 (unaccepted)
  371. Genus Prognathochromis Greenwood, 1980 (unaccepted)
  372. Genus Psammochromis Greenwood, 1980 (unaccepted)
  373. Genus Pseudetroplus Bleeker, 1862 (unaccepted)
  374. Genus Pseudoapistogramma Axelrod, 1971 (unaccepted)
  375. Genus Pseudogeophagus Hoedeman, 1974 (unaccepted)
  376. Genus Pseudohaplochromis Allgayer, 1981 (unaccepted)
  377. Genus Pseudoplesiops Boulenger, 1899 (unaccepted, synonym)
  378. Genus Pterophillum (unaccepted)
  379. Genus Ptyochromis Greenwood, 1980 (unaccepted)
  380. Genus Reganotilapia Whitley, 1950 (unaccepted)
  381. Genus Rheohaplochromis Thys van den Audenaerde, 1963 (unaccepted)
  382. Genus Saraca Steindachner, 1875 (unaccepted)
  383. Genus Sarothredon (unaccepted, misspelling)
  384. Genus Stappersetta Whitley, 1950 (unaccepted)
  385. Genus Stappersia Boulenger, 1914 (unaccepted)
  386. Genus Stomalepia (unaccepted)
  387. Genus Telapia (unaccepted, misspelling)
  388. Genus Telotrematocara Poll, 1986 (unaccepted)
  389. Genus Thysia Loiselle & Welcomme, 1972 (unaccepted)
  390. Genus Trewavasia Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969 (unaccepted)
  391. Genus Tridontochromis Greenwood, 1980 (unaccepted)
  392. Genus Uarus Cope, 1872 (unaccepted)
  393. Genus Vallicola Trewavas, 1983 (unaccepted)
  394. Genus Xystichromis Greenwood, 1980 (unaccepted)
  395. Genus Baiodon Agassiz, 1859 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  396. Genus Mbuna (uncertain, unassessed)
  397. Genus Nannochromis (uncertain, unassessed)
  398. Genus Tremembichthys da Silva Santos & Santos, 1993 (uncertain, unassessed)
  399. Genus Tritamella (uncertain, unassessed)
  400. Genus Tyloschromis (uncertain, unassessed)
marine, brackish
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2025). Cichlidae Bonaparte, 1835. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=114517 on 2026-01-19
Date
action
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
created
Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2023-05-20 14:33:10Z
changed
Girard, Jean-Sébastien

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

additional 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] 

current name source Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 

habitat flag source FishBase [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Osteichthyes (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Percoidei (Suborder) > Cichlidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info From FishBase: Freshwater + Brackish. FishBase flag: All Freshwater. [details]
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