Cichlids (Cichlidae)

The Cichlids (Cichlidae) family has 366 species in the Guppies.za.net fish encyclopedia, 222 of which are kept in home aquariums.

Species in this family

• Argentine humpheadGymnogeophagus balzanii
• Aulonocara chizumuluAulonocara korneliae
• Aulonocara Fort MaguireAulonocara hansbaenschi
• Blue acaraAequidens pulcher
• Blue mbunaLabeotropheus fuelleborni
• Blue orchid aulonocaraAulonocara maylandi kandeensis
• Blue streak hapLabidochromis caeruleus
• Blue-eye cichlidCryptoheros spilurus
• Bluegray mbunaMelanochromis johannii
• Blunthead cichlidTropheus moorii
• Chameleon cichlidAustraloheros facetus
• Cockatoo cichlidApistogramma cacatuoides
• Demon eartheaterSatanoperca jurupari
• Eastern happyAstatotilapia calliptera
• Elongate mbunaPseudotropheus elongatus
• Emerald cichlidHypselecara temporalis
• Emperor cichlidAulonocara nyassae
• Fairy cichlidAulonocara jacobfreibergi
• False yellowjacket cichlidParachromis motaguensis
• Featherfin cichlidCyathopharynx furcifer
• Flag acaraLaetacara curviceps
• Flavescent peacockAulonocara stuartgranti
• Freshwater angelfishPterophyllum scalare
• Golden mbunaMelanochromis auratus
• Goldeneye cichlidNannacara anomala
• Green terrorAequidens rivulatus
• Greenface aulonocaraAulonocara saulosi
• Guayas cichlidCichlasoma festae
• Haplochromis borleyi redfinCopadichromis borleyi
• Humphead cichlidCyphotilapia frontosa
• Jack DempseyRocio octofasciata
• Jaguar guapoteParachromis managuensis
• JewelfishHemichromis bimaculatus
• Lavender mbunaIodotropheus sprengerae
• Lowland cichlidHerichthys carpintis
• Malawi eyebiterDimidiochromis compressiceps
• Masked julieJulidochromis transcriptus
• Nkhomo-benga peacockAulonocara baenschi
• Orange chromideEtroplus maculatus
• OscarAstronotus ocellatus
• Parallel striped mbunaMelanochromis parallelus
• Pearl cichlidGeophagus brasiliensis
• PindaniPseudotropheus socolofi
• Rainbow kribPelvicachromis pulcher
• Ram cichlidMikrogeophagus ramirezi
• Red devilAmphilophus labiatus
• Red discusSymphysodon discus
• Red zebraMaylandia estherae
• Redbelly tilapiaTilapia zillii
• Redbreast acaraLaetacara dorsigera
• Redhump eartheaterGeophagus steindachneri
• Redstriped eartheaterGeophagus surinamensis
• Rio Grande cichlidHerichthys cyanoguttatus
• Scrapermouth mbunaLabeotropheus trewavasae
• Smooth-cheek eartheaterGymnogeophagus gymnogenys
• Spindle hapProtomelas taeniolatus
• Super VC-10 hapPlacidochromis milomo
• Threespot eartheaterSatanoperca daemon
• UaruUaru amphiacanthoides
• Umbrella cichlidApistogramma borellii