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

Haplochromis melichrous

Haplochromis melichrous
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 10.7 cm

Cichlidae

Tanganyikan butterfly cichlid

Xenotilapia papilio
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 7.8 cm
Purple Mbuna (Melanochromis vermivorus)

Cichlidae

Purple Mbuna

Melanochromis vermivorus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 7.4 cm

Cichlidae

Australoheros sanguineus

Australoheros sanguineus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 10.5 cm

Cichlidae

Haplochromis riponianus

Haplochromis riponianus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 10.4 cm
Haplochromis hiatus

Cichlidae

Haplochromis hiatus

Haplochromis hiatus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 11.2 cm
Smooth-cheek eartheater (Gymnogeophagus gymnogenys)

Cichlidae

Smooth-cheek eartheater

Gymnogeophagus gymnogenys
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 15 cm
Steatocranus glaber

Cichlidae

Steatocranus glaber

Steatocranus glaber
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 5.3 cm

Cichlidae

Sofia

Paretroplus gymnopreopercularis
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 14.7 cm
blue cichlid (Nanochromis nudiceps)

Cichlidae

blue cichlid

Nanochromis nudiceps
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 7 cm

Cichlidae

Mbipia lutea

Haplochromis luteus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 13.3 cm
Sarotherodon occidentalis

Cichlidae

Sarotherodon occidentalis

Sarotherodon occidentalis
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 36.8 cm
Lamprologus symoensi

Cichlidae

Lamprologus symoensi

Lamprologus symoensi
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 6.4 cm

Cichlidae

Maylandia sciasma

Maylandia sciasma
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 7.1 cm

Cichlidae

Candle Hap

Stigmatochromis pholidophorus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 10.8 cm

Cichlidae

Tylochromis jentinki

Tylochromis jentinki
  • Up to 27 cm
Lamena (Paretroplus nourissati)

Cichlidae

Lamena

Paretroplus nourissati
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 15.8 cm
Golden Mudfeeder (Sarotherodon knauerae)

Cichlidae

Golden Mudfeeder

Sarotherodon knauerae
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 7.7 cm
Norbert's Dwarf Cichlid (Apistogramma norberti)

Cichlidae

Norbert's Dwarf Cichlid

Apistogramma norberti
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 3.9 cm

Cichlidae

Scheffers' Kivu haplo

Haplochromis scheffersi
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 8.5 cm
Maylandia emmiltos

Cichlidae

Maylandia emmiltos

Maylandia emmiltos
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 8.4 cm
Kachira Blue (Haplochromis commutabilis)

Cichlidae

Kachira Blue

Haplochromis commutabilis
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 10.4 cm
Crenicichla proteus

Cichlidae

Crenicichla proteus

Crenicichla proteus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 15.5 cm
Bluemouth cichlid (Wajpamheros nourissati)

Cichlidae

Bluemouth cichlid

Wajpamheros nourissati
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 22 cm