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

High-finned Madagascar cichlid (Ptychochromis grandidieri)

Cichlidae

High-finned Madagascar cichlid

Ptychochromis grandidieri
  • Up to 21.3 cm
Magadi tilapia (Oreochromis grahami)

Cichlidae

Magadi tilapia

Oreochromis grahami
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 20 cm

Cichlidae

Diplotaxodon greenwoodi

Diplotaxodon greenwoodi
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 24.7 cm

Cichlidae

Cichlasoma geddesi

Cichlasoma geddesi
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 6.5 cm

Cichlidae

Neolamprologus cancellatus

Neolamprologus cancellatus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 5.7 cm

Cichlidae

Haplochromis granti

Haplochromis granti
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 12.2 cm

Cichlidae

Crenicichla santosi

Crenicichla santosi
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 12 cm

Cichlidae

Maylandia xanthos

Maylandia xanthos
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 4.9 cm
Sulfurhead aulonocara (Aulonocara maylandi)

Cichlidae

Sulfurhead aulonocara

Aulonocara maylandi
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 15 cm
Snaileater (Sargochromis mellandi)

Cichlidae

Snaileater

Sargochromis mellandi
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 20 cm

Cichlidae

Shortfin Dwarf Cichlid

Apistogramma megaptera
  • Up to 5.9 cm

Cichlidae

Haplochromis maisomei

Haplochromis maisomei
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 9.8 cm
Chromidotilapia melaniae

Cichlidae

Chromidotilapia melaniae

Chromidotilapia melaniae
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 8 cm
Banded jewelfish (Hemichromis fasciatus)

Cichlidae

Banded jewelfish

Hemichromis fasciatus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 21 cm
Spindle hap (Protomelas taeniolatus)

Cichlidae

Spindle hap

Protomelas taeniolatus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 11.3 cm

Cichlidae

Neolamprologus fasciatus

Neolamprologus fasciatus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 15 cm
Bathybates fasciatus

Cichlidae

Bathybates fasciatus

Bathybates fasciatus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 39.7 cm
Happy (Corematodus taeniatus)

Cichlidae

Happy

Corematodus taeniatus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 19 cm
Crenicichla strigata

Cichlidae

Crenicichla strigata

Crenicichla strigata
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 30 cm

Cichlidae

Thoracochromis fasciatus

Thoracochromis fasciatus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 12 cm

Cichlidae

Labidochromis strigatus

Labidochromis strigatus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 6.9 cm
Orange Dwarf Cichlid (Apistogramma taeniata)

Cichlidae

Orange Dwarf Cichlid

Apistogramma taeniata
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 4.2 cm
Coptodon fusiforme

Cichlidae

Coptodon fusiforme

Coptodon fusiforme
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 8 cm
Tigerfish (Rhamphochromis esox)

Cichlidae

Tigerfish

Rhamphochromis esox
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 42 cm