Cichlidae

Classification

Genera in Cichlidae

• Haplochromis — 250 species: Haplochromis acidens, Haplochromis adolphifrederici, Haplochromis aelocephalus, Haplochromis aeneocolor, Haplochromis akika, Haplochromis albertianus, Haplochromis altigenis, Haplochromis ampullarostratus
• Crenicichla — 98 species: Crenicichla acutirostris, Crenicichla adspersa, Crenicichla albopunctata, Crenicichla alta, Crenicichla ama, Crenicichla anamiri, Crenicichla anthurus, Crenicichla aravera
• Apistogramma — 95 species: Apistogramma acrensis, Apistogramma agassizii, Apistogramma aguarico, Apistogramma alacrina, Apistogramma allpahuayo, Apistogramma amoena, Apistogramma angayuara, Apistogramma arua
• Neolamprologus — 46 species: Neolamprologus bifasciatus, Neolamprologus brevis, Neolamprologus brichardi, Neolamprologus buescheri, Neolamprologus cancellatus, Neolamprologus caudopunctatus, Neolamprologus chitamwebwai, Neolamprologus christyi
• Placidochromis — 43 species: Placidochromis acuticeps, Placidochromis acutirostris, Placidochromis argyrogaster, Placidochromis boops, Placidochromis borealis, Placidochromis chilolae, Placidochromis communis, Placidochromis domirae
• Maylandia — 39 species: Maylandia aurora, Maylandia barlowi, Maylandia benetos, Maylandia callainos, Maylandia chrysomallos, Maylandia cyneusmarginata, Maylandia elegans, Maylandia emmiltos
• Oreochromis — 33 species: Oreochromis amphimelas, Oreochromis andersonii, Oreochromis angolensis, Oreochromis aureus, Oreochromis cancellatus, Oreochromis chungruruensis, Oreochromis esculentus, Oreochromis hunteri
• Geophagus — 32 species: Geophagus abalios, Geophagus altifrons, Geophagus argyrostictus, Geophagus brachybranchus, Geophagus brasiliensis, Geophagus brokopondo, Geophagus camopiensis, Geophagus crassilabris
• Coptodon — 31 species: Coptodon bakossiorum, Coptodon bemini, Coptodon bythobates, Coptodon cameronensis, Coptodon camerunensis, Coptodon coffea, Coptodon congica, Coptodon dageti
• Australoheros — 29 species: Australoheros acaroides, Australoheros angiru, Australoheros autochthon, Australoheros autrani, Australoheros barbosae, Australoheros capixaba, Australoheros charrua, Australoheros facetus
• Copadichromis — 25 species: Copadichromis atripinnis, Copadichromis azureus, Copadichromis borleyi, Copadichromis chizumuluensis, Copadichromis chrysonotus, Copadichromis cyaneus, Copadichromis cyanocephalus, Copadichromis diplostigma
• Lethrinops — 25 species: Lethrinops albus, Lethrinops altus, Lethrinops argenteus, Lethrinops auritus, Lethrinops chilingali, Lethrinops christyi, Lethrinops furcifer, Lethrinops gossei
• Pseudotropheus — 25 species: Pseudotropheus ater, Pseudotropheus benetos, Pseudotropheus brevis, Pseudotropheus crabro, Pseudotropheus cyaneorhabdos, Pseudotropheus cyaneus, Pseudotropheus demasoni, Pseudotropheus elongatus
• Aulonocara — 22 species: Aulonocara aquilonium, Aulonocara auditor, Aulonocara baenschi, Aulonocara brevinidus, Aulonocara brevirostre, Aulonocara ethelwynnae, Aulonocara gertrudae, Aulonocara guentheri
• Gymnogeophagus — 21 species: Gymnogeophagus australis, Gymnogeophagus balzanii, Gymnogeophagus caaguazuensis, Gymnogeophagus che, Gymnogeophagus constellatus, Gymnogeophagus eocenicus, Gymnogeophagus gymnogenys, Gymnogeophagus jaryi
• Mylochromis — 21 species: Mylochromis anaphyrmus, Mylochromis balteatus, Mylochromis chekopae, Mylochromis ensatus, Mylochromis epichorialis, Mylochromis ericotaenia, Mylochromis formosus, Mylochromis gracilis
• Lamprologus — 20 species: Lamprologus callipterus, Lamprologus congoensis, Lamprologus finalimus, Lamprologus kungweensis, Lamprologus laparogramma, Lamprologus lemairii, Lamprologus lethops, Lamprologus markerti
• Otopharynx — 20 species: Otopharynx aletes, Otopharynx alpha, Otopharynx antron, Otopharynx argyrosoma, Otopharynx auromarginatus, Otopharynx brooksi, Otopharynx decorus, Otopharynx heterodon
• Bujurquina — 19 species: Bujurquina apoparuana, Bujurquina cordemadi, Bujurquina eurhinus, Bujurquina hophrys, Bujurquina huallagae, Bujurquina labiosa, Bujurquina mariae, Bujurquina megalospilus
• Labidochromis — 19 species: Labidochromis caeruleus, Labidochromis chisumulae, Labidochromis flavigulis, Labidochromis freibergi, Labidochromis fryeri, Labidochromis gigas, Labidochromis heterodon, Labidochromis ianthinus
• Orthochromis — 19 species: Orthochromis gecki, Orthochromis indermauri, Orthochromis kalungwishiensis, Orthochromis kasuluensis, Orthochromis katumbii, Orthochromis kimpala, Orthochromis luichensis, Orthochromis luongoensis
• Cichla — 18 species: Cichla cataractae, Cichla erythropterus, Cichla intermedia, Cichla jariina, Cichla kelberi, Cichla macrolepidota, Cichla melaniae, Cichla mirianae
• Tylochromis — 18 species: Tylochromis aristoma, Tylochromis bangwelensis, Tylochromis elongatus, Tylochromis intermedius, Tylochromis jentinki, Tylochromis labrodon, Tylochromis lateralis, Tylochromis leonensis
• Xenotilapia — 18 species: Xenotilapia albini, Xenotilapia bathyphila, Xenotilapia boulengeri, Xenotilapia burtoni, Xenotilapia caudafasciata, Xenotilapia flavipinnis, Xenotilapia leptura, Xenotilapia longispinis
• Aequidens — 17 species:
• Cichlasoma — 17 species:
• Amphilophus — 16 species:
• Protomelas — 16 species:
• Hemichromis — 15 species:
• Mayaheros — 15 species:
• Melanochromis — 15 species:
• Serranochromis — 15 species:
• Sarotherodon — 14 species:
• Paretroplus — 13 species:
• Thoracochromis — 12 species:
• Chromidotilapia — 11 species:
• Lepidiolamprologus — 11 species:
• Tilapia — 11 species:
• Tropheops — 11 species:
• Diplotaxodon — 10 species:
• Pelvicachromis — 10 species:
• Petrotilapia — 10 species:
• Satanoperca — 10 species:
• Steatocranus — 10 species:
• Amatitlania — 9 species:
• Astatotilapia — 9 species:
• Teleocichla — 9 species:
• Thorichthys — 9 species:
• Trematocara — 9 species:
• Vieja — 9 species:
• Andinoacara — 8 species:
• Cribroheros — 8 species:
• Nanochromis — 8 species:
• Nyassachromis — 8 species:
• Parananochromis — 8 species:
• Petrochromis — 8 species:
• Sargochromis — 8 species:
• Bathybates — 7 species:
• Buccochromis — 7 species:
• Guianacara — 7 species:
• Herichthys — 7 species:
• Laetacara — 7 species:
• Nosferatu — 7 species:
• Ptychochromis — 7 species:
• Benitochromis — 6 species:
• Chetia — 6 species:
• Congochromis — 6 species:
• Ctenochromis — 6 species:
• Heros — 6 species:
• Julidochromis — 6 species:
• Mchenga — 6 species:
• Mesonauta — 6 species:
• Nannacara — 6 species:
• Pterophyllum — 6 species:
• Rhamphochromis — 6 species:
• Stigmatochromis — 6 species:
• Telmatochromis — 6 species:
• Tropheus — 6 species:
• Alticorpus — 5 species:
• Cyprichromis — 5 species:
• Dicrossus — 5 species:
• Labeotropheus — 5 species:
• Metriaclima — 5 species:
• Nimbochromis — 5 species:
• Parachromis — 5 species:
• Taeniolethrinops — 5 species:
• Teleogramma — 5 species:
• Tramitichromis — 5 species:
• Alcolapia — 4 species:
• Cryptoheros — 4 species:
• Cynotilapia — 4 species:
• Dimidiochromis — 4 species:
• Etroplus — 4 species:
• Krobia — 4 species:
• Mesoheros — 4 species:
• Ophthalmotilapia — 4 species:
• Plecodus — 4 species:
• Pseudocrenilabrus — 4 species:
• Pseudosimochromis — 4 species:
• Retroculus — 4 species:
• Rocio — 4 species:
• Sciaenochromis — 4 species:
• Theraps — 4 species:
• Trematocranus — 4 species:
• Tyrannochromis — 4 species:
• Astatoreochromis — 3 species:
• Astronotus — 3 species:
• Benthochromis — 3 species:
• Callochromis — 3 species:
• Caquetaia — 3 species:
• Chaetobranchus — 3 species:
• Chalinochromis — 3 species:
• Congolapia — 3 species:
• Ctenopharynx — 3 species:
• Danakilia — 3 species:
• Heterotilapia — 3 species:
• Iodotropheus — 3 species:
• Limnochromis — 3 species:
• Mazarunia — 3 species:
• Nandopsis — 3 species:

Showing the 120 genera with the most species records held.

Source and Attribution

Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.