List of cichlid names in synonymy

This page lists 428 available cichlid names considered in synonyny of others, together with their senior species names and links to their profile pages.


Species name

Synonym of

acaroides, Heros Hensel, 1870 Australoheros facetus (Jenyns, 1842)
acutirostris, Haplochromis Regan, 1922 Harpagochromis serranus Pfeffer, 1896
acutum, Cichlasoma Miller, 1907 Amphilophus robertsoni (Regan, 1905)
adolfi, Tilapia Steindachner, 1915 Simochromis diagramma (Günther, 1893)
adspersa, Acara Günther, 1862 Nandopsis tetracantha (Valenciennes, 1831)
aequatorialis, Tilapia Roman, 1970 Sarotherodon melanotheron nigripinnis (Guichenot, 1861)
aequifasciata axelrodi, Symphysodon Schultz, 1960 Symphysodon aequifasciatus Pellegrin, 1904
aequifasciata haraldi, Symphysodon Schultz, 1960 Symphysodon aequifasciatus Pellegrin, 1904
aequinoctialis, Acara Regan, 1905 Aequidens rivulatus (Günther, 1860)
aequipinnis, Apistogramma Ahl, 1938 Apistogramma borellii (Regan, 1906)
affinis, Tilapia Duméril, 1861 Tilapia guineensis Günther, 1862
alleni, Tilapia Fowler, 1931 Oreochromis macrochir Boulenger, 1912
amarus, Labrus Larrañaga, 1923 Crenicichla scottii (Eingenmann, 1907)
ambloplitoides, Apistogramma Fowler, 1940 Acaronia nassa (Heckel, 1840)
amploris, Caquetaia Fowler, 1945 Caquetaia myersi (Schultz, 1944)
andersonii, Petrochromis Boulenger, 1901 Oreochromis tanganicae Günther, 1894
andreae, Chromis Günther, 1864 Tilapia zillii (Gervais, 1848)
angulifer, Heros Günther, 1862 Chuco intermedium (Günther, 1862)
annectens, Haplochromis Regan, 1922 Haplochromis prodromus Trewavas, 1935
ansorgii, Tilapia Boulenger, 1911 Tilapia buttikoferi (Hubrecht, 1881)
appendiculata, Chromys Castelnau, 1855 Heros efasciatus Heckel, 1840
argus, Cichla Valenciennes, 1821 Cichla orinocensis Humboldt, 1821
arnoldi, Paratilapia Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917 Oreochromis spilurus Günther, 1894
arnoldi, Pelmatochromis Boulenger, 1912 Thysochromis ansorgii (Boulenger, 1901)
arnoldi, Tilapia Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917 Oreochromis mossambicus Peters, 1852
arnoldi, Cichlasoma Ahl, 1936 Hypselecara coryphaenoides (Heckel, 1840)
astroblepa, Crenicichla Ploeg, 1986 Crenicichla cametana Steindachner, 1911
atabapensis, Cichla Humboldt, 1821 Cichla temensis Humboldt, 1821
auritus, Hemichromis Gill, 1862 Hemichromis elongatus (Guichenot, 1861)
aurocephalus, Pelmatochromis Meinken, 1960 Pelvicachromis pulcher (Boulenger, 1901)
autochthon, Heros Günther, 1862 Australoheros facetus (Jenyns, 1842)
awani, Aequidens Haseman, 1911 Aequidens viridis (Heckel, 1840)
axelrodi, Chuco Fernández-Yépez, 1972 Hypselecara coryphaenoides (Heckel, 1840)
azurifer, Aequidens Fowler, 1911 Aequidens rivulatus (Günther, 1860)
badiipinnis, Geophagus Cope, 1872 Chaetobranchus flavescens Heckel, 1840
balteatus, Heros Gill, 1877 Hypsophrys nicaraguensis (Günter, 1864)
basilaris, Heros Gill, 1877 Amphilophus citrinellus (Günther, 1864)
bayoni, Tilapia Boulenger, 1911 Oreochromis niloticus Linnaeus, 1758
bayoni, Hemitilapia Boulenger, 1908 Haplochromis obliquidens (Hilgendorf, 1888)
bellicosus, Haplochromis Ahl, 1926 Champsochromis caeruleus (Boulenger, 1908)
belone, Theraps Allgayer, 1989 Theraps irregulare Günther, 1862
bilineatus, Cichla Nakashima, 1941 Cichla orinocensis Humboldt, 1821
bimaculatus, Plecodus Steindachner, 1990 Plecodus paradoxus Boulenger, 1898
biocelata, Crenicichla von Ihering, 1914 Crenicichla lacustris (Castelnau, 1855)
biocellatum, Cichlasoma Regan, 1909 Rocio octofasciata (Regan, 1903)
biocellatus, Sparus Walbaum, 1792 Crenicichla saxatilis Linnaeus, 1758
bitaeniatus, Chaetobranchopsis Ahl, 1936 Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis Steindachner, 1875
bleekeri, Paratilapia Sauvagae, 1882 Paratilapia polleni Bleeker, 1868
bodyi, Haplochromis Ahl, 1926 Harpagochromis boops (Greenwood, 1967)
bosumtwensis, Chromidotilapia Paulo, 1979 Chromidotilapia guntheri (Sauvage, 1882)
bouchellei, Cichlasoma Fowler, 1923 Amphilophus alfari (Meek, 1907)
boulengeri, Pelmatochromis Lönnberg, 1903 Chromidotilapia guntheri (Sauvage, 1882)
boulengeri, Retroculus Eigenmann & Bray, 1894 Retroculus lapidifer (De Castelnau, 1855)
boultoni, Haplochromis Nichols & La Monte, 1931 Champsochromis caeruleus (Boulenger, 1908)
bowleyi, Cleithrochromis Eccles, 1974 Alticorpus macrocleithrum (Stauffer & McKaye, 1985)
brachyurus, Geophagus Cope, 1894 Gymnogeophagus rhabdotus (Hensel, 1870)
brasiliensis, Geophagus Kner, 1865 Geophagus brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
brasilliensis fasciata, Crenicichla Pellegrin, 1904 Crenicichla cincta Regan, 1905
brevianalis, Lamprologus Boulenger, 1906 Neolamprologus tetracanthus (Boulenger, 1899)
bruneus, Chaetobranchus Heckel, 1840 Chaetobranchus flavescens Heckel, 1840
bucephalus, Geophagus Hensel, 1870 Gymnogeophagus gymnogenys (Hensel, 1870)
burgeoni, Perissodus David, 1936 Perissodus microlepis Boulenger, 1898
caeruleogula, Cichlasoma Fowler, 1936 Chuco microphthalmus (Günther, 1862)
cajali, Cichlasoma Alvarez & Gutierrez, 1952 Amphilophus trimaculatum (Günther, 1867)
calciati, Tilapia Gianferrari, 1924 Oreochromis niloticus Linnaeus, 1758
camerunensis, Pelmatochromis Thys van den Audenaerde, 1968 Pelvicachromis pulcher (Boulenger, 1901)
camurus, Geophagus Cope, 1894 Gymnogeophagus rhabdotus (Hensel, 1870)
cancellus, Haplochromis Greenwood, 1963 Protomelas taeniolatus (Trewavas, 1935)
caninus, Telmatochromis Poll, 1942 Telmatochromis dhonti (Boulenger, 1919)
caris, Chaetodon Hamilton, 1822 Etroplus suratensis (Bloch, 1790)
johanna carsevennensis, Crenicichla Pellegrin, 1905 Crenicichla johanna Heckel, 1840
centrale, Cichlasoma Meek, 1906 Amphilophus trimaculatum (Günther, 1867)
centralis, Heros Holmberg, 1891 Cichlasoma dimerus (Heckel, 1840)
centropristoides, Haplochromis Nichols & La Monte, 1931 Astatotilapia calliptera (Günther, 1894)
centropristoides victorianus, Haplochromis Borodin, 1936 Astatotilapia nubila (Boulenger, 1906)
chacoensis, Acharnes Holmberg, 1891 Crenicichla semifasciata (Heckel, 1840)
champotonis, Cichlasoma Hubbs, 1936 Thorichthys helleri (Steindachner, 1864)
chapmanii, Chromys Castelnau, 1861 Oreochromis macrochir Boulenger, 1912
christyi, Tilapia Boulenger, 1915 Tilapia rendalli (Boulenger, 1897)
clancularia, Crenicichla Ploeg, 1991 Crenicichla semicincta (Steindachner, 1892)
coeruleopunctata brevirostris, Acara Steindachner, 1880 Aequidens latifrons (Steindachner, 1878)
cognatus, Acara Heckel, 1840 Acaronia nassa (Heckel, 1840)
compressus, Acara Cope, 1872 Astronotus ocellatus (Agassiz, 1831)
coruchi, Etroplus Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830 Etroplus maculatus (Bloch, 1795)
corumbae, Hetereogramma Eigenmann & Ward, 1907 Apistogramma commbrae (Regan, 1906)
coryphaeus, Heros Heckel, 1840 Heros spurius Heckel, 1840
(Heros) crassa, Acara Steindachner, 1875 Hypselecara temporalis (Günther, 1862)
crassispina, Tilapia Arambourg, 1948 Oreochromis niloticus Linnaeus, 1758
cubensis, Acara Heckel, 1864 Neolamprologus tetracanthus (Boulenger, 1899)
cunningtoni nyassae, Lamprologus Borodin, 1936 Lepidiolamprologus elongatus (Boulenger, 1898)
curvirostris, labeotropheus Ahl , 1926 Labeotropheus fuelleborni Ahl, 1926
cutteri, Cichlasoma Fowler, 1932 Cryptoheros spilurus (Günther, 1862)
cyanopterus, Gymnogeophagus Miranda Ribeiro, 1918 Gymnogeophagus balzanii (Perugia, 1891)
cyanopterus, Centrarchus Jardine, 1843 Chaetobranchus flavescens Heckel, 1840
cyanostigma, Parapetenia Hernández Rolón, 1990 Herichthys cyanoguttatus Baird & Girard, 1854
cychla, Centrarchus Jardine, 1843 Hoplarchus psittacus (Heckel, 1840)
danconai, Oreochromis Di Caporiacco, 1948 Oreochromis spilurus Günther, 1894
deschauenseei, Tilapia Fowler, 1931 Tilapia sparrmanii Smith, 1840
deschauenseei, Paratilapia Fowler, 1931 Serranochromis carlottae (Boulenger, 1905)
desfontainesi, Tilapia Boulenger, 1899 Astatotilapia desfontainii (Lacepède, 1802)
desguezii, Hemichromis Rochebrune, 1880 Hemichromis fasciatus Peters, 1858
discus willischwartzi, Symphysodon Burgess, 1981 Symphysodon discus Heckel, 1840
dolloi, Tilapia Boulenger, 1899 Sarotherodon melanotheron nigripinnis (Guichenot, 1861)
dorsalis, Paratilapia Pellegrin, 1902 Pelmatochromis nigrofasciatus (Pellegrin, 1900)
dorsatum, Cichlasoma Meek, 1907 Amphilophus labiatus (Günther, 1864)
dorsocellata, Crenicichla Haseman, 1911 Crenicichla lacustris (Castelnau, 1855)
dubia, Tilapia Lönnberg, 1904 Tilapia mariae Boulenger, 1899
dumerilii, Plataxoides De Castelnau, 1855 Pterophyllum scalare (Lichtenstein, 1823)
dumerilii, Chromis Steindachner, 1864 Oreochromis mossambicus Peters, 1852
duodecimspinosus, Geophagus Boulenger, 1895 Gymnogeophagus balzanii (Perugia, 1891)
duopunctata, Aequidens Haseman, 1911 Aequidens pallidus (Heckel, 1840)
edithae, Crenicichla Ploeg, 1991 Crenicichla lepidota Hensel, 1870
eigenmanni, Cichlasoma Meek, 1902 Paraneetroplus nebuliferum (Günther, 1860)
eimekei, Pterophyllum Ahl, 1928 Pterophyllum scalare (Lichtenstein, 1823)
elastodema, Melanochromis Bowers & Stauffer, 1997 Pseudotropheus interruptus (Johnson, 1975)
elegans, Crenicichla Steindachner, 1881 Crenicichla reticulata Heckel, 1840
elegans, Crenicara Steindachner, 1875 Crenicara punctulatum (Günther, 1863)
elegans, Pseudotropheus Trewavas, 1935 Metriaclima livingstonii Boulenger, 1899
ellenbergeri, Tilapia Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917 Pseudocrenilabrus philander (Weber, 1897)
ellenbergeri, Astatotilapia Pellegrin, 1920 Serranochromis carlottae (Boulenger, 1905)
ellenbergeri, Paratilapia Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917 Serranochromis macrocephalus (Boulenger, 1899)
ellioti, Thorichthys Meek, 1904 Thorichthys maculipinnis (Steindachner, 1864)
elongatus, Julidochromis Steindachner, 1909 Lamprologus callipterus Boulenger, 1906
savoryi elongatus, Lamprologus Trewavas & Poll, 1952 Neolamprologus brichardi (Poll, 1974)
elongatus, Steatocranus Nichols & La Monte, 1934 Steatocranus rouxi (Pellegrin, 1928)
erythraeus, Heros Günther, 1867 Amphilophus labiatus (Günther, 1864)
evermanni, Cichlasoma Meek, 1904 Amphilophus macracanthus (Günther, 1864)
exasperatus, Melanochromis Burgess, 1976 Labidochromis joanjohnsonae Johnson, 1974
faidherbii, Chromis Rochebrune, 1880 Tilapia zillii (Gervais, 1848)
fasciata, Cychla Jardine, 1843 Crenicichla johanna Heckel, 1840
fasciata tanganaicae, Tilapia Borodin, 1936 Ctenochromis horei (Günther, 1893)
fasciata, Chromys Castelnau, 1855 Heros efasciatus Heckel, 1840
fasciatus, Pomotis Jardine, 1843 Uaru amphiacanthoides Heckel, 1840
fasciatus, Lethrinops Ahl, 1926 Taeniolethrinops praeorbitalis (Regan, 1922)
fasciatus violacea, Hemichromis Pellegrin, 1922 Hemichromis fasciatus Peters, 1858
festivus, Haplochromis Trewavas, 1935 Eclectochromis ornatus (Regan, 1922)
filamentosus, Sparus Gronow, 1854 Cichlasoma bimaculatum (Linnaeus, 1758)
flavomaculata, Cychla Jardine & Schomburgk, 1843 Cichla temensis Humboldt, 1821
fluviatilis, Neetroplus Meek, 1912 Neetroplus nematopus Günther, 1867
fouloni, Tilapia Boulenger, 1905 Tilapia spongotroktis Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey, 1992
frederici, Chromys Castelnau, 1861 Serranochromis greenwoodi (Bell-Cross, 1975)
freniferus, Acara Cope, 1872 Laetacara flavilabris (Cope, 1871)
froebelii, Amphilophus Agassiz, 1859 Amphilophus labiatus (Günther, 1864)
frontale, Cichlasoma Meek, 1909 Tomocichla sieboldii Kner, 1863
fuelleborni, Haplochromis Ahl, 1926 Dimidiochromis kiwinge (Ahl, 1927)
fugax, Hemichromis Payne & Trewavas, 1976 Hemichromis bimaculatus Gill, 1862
funebris, Crenicichla Heckel, 1840 Crenicichla lugubris Heckel, 1840
fuscomaculatus, Chromis Guichenot, 1853 Nandopsis tetracantha (Valenciennes, 1831)
fuscus, Lamprologus Pellegrin, 1927 Lamprologus congoensis Schilthuis, 1890
gadovii, Cichlosoma Regan, 1905 Paratheraps fenestratus (Günther, 1860)
geddesi, Cichlasoma Regan, 1905 Herichthys deppii (Heckel, 1840)
gefuensis, Tilapia Thys van den Audenaerde, 1964 Tilapia rendalli (Boulenger, 1897)
genisquamulatus, Pelmatochromis Pellegrin, 1914 Serranochromis macrocephalus (Boulenger, 1899)
gestri, Paratilapia Boulenger, 1911 Lipochromis obesus Boulenger, 1906
gibbiceps, Paratilapia Boulenger, 1911 Serranochromis carlottae (Boulenger, 1905)
gigas, Haplochromis Ahl, 1926 Buccochromis lepturus (Regan, 1922)
globosum, Cichlasoma Miller, 1907 Vieja maculicauda (Regan, 1905)
goeldii, Heros Boulenger, 1897 Hypselecara temporalis (Günther, 1862)
gordonsmithi, Cichlasoma Fowler, 1935 Amphilophus trimaculatum (Günther, 1867)
gracilicauda, Haplochromis Regan, 1922 Haplochromis longirostris (Hilgendorf, 1888)
gracilis, Perissodus Myers , 1936 Perissodus microlepis Boulenger, 1898
granadense, Cichlasoma Meek, 1907 Amphilophus citrinellus (Günther, 1864)
grandoculis, Tilapia Boulenger, 1899 Cyathopharynx furcifer (Boulenger, 1898)
gronovii, Acara Heckel, 1840 Cichlasoma bimaculatum (Linnaeus, 1758)
guaporensis, Aequidens Haseman , 1911 Aequidens viridis (Heckel, 1840)
guentheri, Cichlasoma Pellegrin, 1904 Chuco microphthalmus (Günther, 1862)
guentheri, Pelmatochromis Boulenger , 1896 Tylochromis lateralis (Boulenger, 1898)
guentheri, Chromis Steindachner, 1864 Oreochromis niloticus Linnaeus, 1758
guentheri, Crenicichla Ploeg, 1991 Crenicichla hemera Kullander, 1990
guija, Cichlasoma Hildebrand, 1934 Amphilophus macracanthus (Günther, 1864)
gulosus, Parachromis Agassiz, 1859 Parachromis managuensis (Günther, 1866)
gymnopoma, Acara Günther, 1862 Geophagus brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
habereri, Paratilapia Steindachner, 1912 Heterochromis multidens (Pellegrin, 1900)
hansbaenschi, Aulonocara Meyer, Riehl & Zetzsche, 1987 Aulonocara stuartgranti Meyer & Riehl, 1985
haugi, Tilapia Pellegrin , 1911 Tilapia cabrae Boulenger, 1899
haugi, Pelmatochromis Pellegrin, 1919 Chromidotilapia regani Pellegrin, 1906
hedricki, Cichlasoma Meek, 1904 Rocio octofasciata (Regan, 1903)
hellabrunni, Cichlasoma Ladiges, 1942 Hypselecara temporalis (Günther, 1862)
hemelrycki, Parectodus Poll, 1943 Grammatotria lemairii Boulenger, 1899
hercules, Aequidens Allen, 1942 Crenicara punctulatum (Günther, 1863)
(Cichlasoma) heterodontus, Heros Vaillant & Pellegrin, 1902 Amphilophus macracanthus (Günther, 1864)
hicklingi, Cichlaurus Fowler, 1956 Paratheraps synspilus (Hubbs, 1935)
hondae, Geophagus Regan , 1912 Geophagus steindachneri Eigenmann & Hildebrand, 1910
hyorhynchum, Cichlasoma Hubbs, 1935 Thorichthys meeki (Brind, 1918)
hyposticta, Acara Cope, 1878 Astronotus ocellatus (Agassiz, 1831)
spinosissimum immaculata, Cichlasoma Pellegrin , 1904 Cryptoheros spilurus (Günther, 1862)
(Heros) imperialis, Acara Steindachner , 1879 Uaru amphiacanthoides Heckel, 1840
istlana fusca, Cichlasoma de Buen , 1946 exCichlasoma istlanum (Jordan & Snyder, 1899)
jeanneli, Astatotilapia Pellegrin , 1913 Platytaeniodus degeni Boulenger, 1906
jenynsii, Heros Steindachner, 1869 Australoheros facetus (Jenyns, 1842)
kafuensis, Paratilapia Boulenger , 1912 Serranochromis angusticeps (Boulenger, 1907)
kakaitsel, Glyphisodon Lacepède, 1802 Etroplus maculatus (Bloch, 1795)
moorii kasabae, Tropheus Nelissen, 1977 Tropheus moorii Boulenger, 1898
kilossana, Paratilapia Steindachner , 1914 Astatotilapia bloyeti (Sauvagae, 1883)
kiritvaithai, Lamprologus Meyer, Foerster & Dieckhoff , 1986 Lepidiolamprologus boulengeri (Steindachner, 1909)
kirkhami, Tilapia Gilchrist & Thompson , 1917 Tilapia rendalli (Boulenger, 1897)
klausewitzi, Apistogramma Meinken , 1962 Apistogramma bitaeniata Pellegrin, 1936
kleei, Apistogramma Meinken, 1964 Apistogramma bitaeniata Pellegrin, 1936
klugei, Pelmatochromis Meinken, 1960 Pelvicachromis taeniatus (Boulenger, 1901)
kribensis, Pelmatochromis Boulenger, 1911 Pelvicachromis taeniatus (Boulenger, 1901)
kribensis calliptera, Pelmatochromis Pellegrin, 1929 Pelvicachromis taeniatus (Boulenger, 1901)
lamprogenys, Haplochromis Fowler , 1936 Haplochromis prognathus (Pellegrin, 1904)
lanceolatus, Haplochromis David & Poll , 1937 Thoracochromis avium (Regan, 1929)
lateralis, Tilapia Duméril, 1861 Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus (Linnaeus, 1758)
latus, Chromis Günther , 1862 Tilapia guineensis Günther, 1862
laurae, Cichlosoma Regan, 1908 Herichthys carpintis (Jordan & Snyder, 1899)
leiguardii, Hemichromis de Brito Capello, 1873 Hemichromis fasciatus Peters, 1858
(Parapetenia) leonhard-schultzei, Cichlasoma Ahl, 1935 exCichlasoma istlanum (Jordan & Snyder, 1899)
lepidurus, Pelmatochromis Pellegrin, 1900 Tylochromis lateralis (Boulenger, 1898)
lestradei, Lamprologus Poll, 1943 Lamprologus ocellatus (Steindachner, 1909)
lestradei, Parectodus Poll, 1942 Xenotilapia boulengeri (Poll, 1942)
lestradei, Telmatochromis Poll, 1942 Telmatochromis temporalis Boulenger, 1898
lethrinus, Cichlosoma Regan, 1908 Amphilophus alfari (Meek, 1907)
levaillantii, Chromys Castelnau , 1861 Serranochromis angusticeps (Boulenger, 1907)
lobochilus, Heros Günther, 1867 Amphilophus labiatus (Günther, 1864)
longianalis, Ectodus Boulenger, 1899 Enantiopus melanogenys (Boulenger, 1898)
longipes, Haplochromis Regan, 1922 Champsochromis spilorhynchus (Regan, 1922)
loriae, Melanochromis Johnson, 1975 Melanochromis chipokae Johnson, 1975
loveridgei, Pelmatochromis Borodin, 1931 Limnotilapia dardennii Boulenger, 1899
lukugae, Paratilapia Boulenger, 1919 Aulonocranus dewindti (Boulenger, 1899)
mackeani, Tilapia Gilchrist & Thompson , 1917 Tilapia rendalli (Boulenger, 1897)
macrocentra, Tilapia Duméril, 1861 Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus (Linnaeus, 1758)
macrocephalus, Chromis Bleeker, 1862 Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell, 1852
macrocephalus, Melanogenes Bleeker , 1863 Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell, 1852
macrochir, Aulonocara Trewavas, 1935 Aulonocara rostratum Trewavas, 1935
macrolepis, Satanoperca Günther , 1862 Satanoperca leucosticta (Müller & Troschel, 1849)
macrolepis, Julidochromis Borodin , 1931 Telmatochromis dhonti (Boulenger, 1919)
macrophthalmus, Tylochromis David, 1936 Callochromis macrops (Boulenger, 1898)
macrorhynchus, Lethrinops Regan, 1922 Taeniolethrinops praeorbitalis (Regan, 1922)
macrorhynchus, Haplochromis Regan , 1922 Fossorochromis rostratus Boulenger, 1898
maculifer, Tilapia Ahl, 1939 Thysochromis ansorgii (Boulenger, 1901)
maculifer, Pelmatochromis Ahl , 1929 Thysochromis ansorgii (Boulenger, 1901)
maculimanus, Haplochromis Regan, 1922 Nimbochromis polystigma (Regan, 1922)
madagascariensis, Ptychochromis Sauvage, 1891 Ptychochromis oligacanthus (Bleeker, 1868)
madeirae, Aequidens Fowler, 1913 Crenicara punctulatum (Günther, 1863)
magdalena, Geophagus Brind , 1943 Geophagus steindachneri Eigenmann & Hildebrand, 1910
manana, Cichlasoma Miller, 1907 Amphilophus longimanus (Günther, 1867)
marginata, Paratilapia Gilchrist & Thompson , 1917 Serranochromis codringtonii (Boulenger, 1905)
marginatus, Acara Heckel , 1840 Cichlasoma dimerus (Heckel, 1840)
marginatus, Lamprologus Boulenger, 1914 Neolamprologus tetracanthus (Boulenger, 1899)
materfamilias, Xenotilapia Poll , 1943 Xenotilapia boulengeri (Poll, 1942)
materfamilias, Hemitilapia Pellegrin , 1913 Macropleurodus bicolor Boulenger, 1906
meeki, Cichlasoma Hildebrand, 1925 Amphilophus macracanthus (Günther, 1864)
meeki, Tilapia Pellegrin, 1911 Tilapia mariae Boulenger, 1899
melagaster, Labrus Bloch , 1792 Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell, 1852
melanopleura, Tilapia Duméril , 1861 Tilapia zillii (Gervais, 1848)
melanopogon, Heros Steindachner, 1864 Paratheraps melanurus (Günther, 1862)
melanotus, Rhamphochromis Ahl, 1926 Rhamphochromis leptosoma Regan, 1922
meleagris, Etroplus Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830 Etroplus suratensis (Bloch, 1790)
mellitus, Melanochromis Johnson, 1976 Melanochromis melanopterus Trewavas, 1935
mento, Heros Vaillant & Pellegrin, 1902 exCichlasoma istlanum (Jordan & Snyder, 1899)
menzalensis, Chromis Mitchell , 1895 Tilapia zillii (Gervais, 1848)
microcephalus, Chromis Günther, 1862 Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell, 1852
microdon, Callopharynx Poll, 1948 Cyclopharynx fwae Poll, 1948
microstoma, Haplochromis Regan, 1922 Protomelas pleurotaenia (Boulenger, 1901)
microstomus, Chromis Lortet, 1883 Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus (Linnaeus, 1758)
milleri, Cichlasoma Meek, 1907 Chuco microphthalmus (Günther, 1862)
minuta, Acara Hensel , 1870 Geophagus brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
modestus, Heros Heckel, 1840 Heros spurius Heckel, 1840
moffatii, Chromys Castelnau , 1861 Tilapia sparrmanii Smith, 1840
mojarra, Cichlasoma Meek, 1904 Amphilophus trimaculatum (Günther, 1867)
monteiri, Tilapia Boulenger , 1899 Haplochromis fasciatus Borodin , 1957
montezuma, Heros Heckel, 1840 Herichthys deppii (Heckel, 1840)
(Batrachops) multidens, Crenicichla Steindachner , 1915 Crenicichla scottii (Eingenmann, 1907)
multifasciata macrostoma, Tilapia Pellegrin, 1941 Sarotherodon melanotheron heudelotii (Dumeril, 1859)
multifasciatum, Cichlosoma Regan, 1905 Parachromis friedrichsthalii Heckel, 1840
sparrmani multiradiata, Tilapia Holly , 1928 Tilapia zillii (Gervais, 1848)
nadinae, Tilapia Borodin , 1931 Astatotilapia burtoni (Günther, 1893)
nanus, Crenicichla Regan , 1913 Crenicichla wallacii Regan, 1905
natalensis, Pseudocrenilabrus Fowler, 1934 Pseudocrenilabrus philander (Weber, 1897)
natalensis, Chromis Weber, 1897 Oreochromis mossambicus Peters, 1852
nemopterus, Batrachops Fowler , 1940 Crenicichla proteus Cope, 1871
ngamensis, Pelmatochromis Gilchrist & Thompson , 1917 Serranochromis robustus (Günther, 1864)
ngomoensis, Tilapia Pellegrin, 1913 Tilapia cabrae Boulenger, 1899
nhoquunda, Sparus Lacepède , 1802 Geophagus brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
nicaraguensis, Neetroplus Gill, 1877 Neetroplus nematopus Günther, 1867
niger, Heros Heckel, 1840 Hypselecara coryphaenoides (Heckel, 1840)
niger, Centrarchus Jardine, 1843 Hypselecara coryphaenoides (Heckel, 1840)
nigritum, Cichlasoma Meek, 1907 Vieja maculicauda (Regan, 1905)
vittata nigroides, Paratilapia Pellegrin , 1935 Haplochromis vittatus (Boulenger, 1901)
nigroventralis, Haplochromis Lohberger , 1929 Haplochromis guiarti (Pellegrin, 1904)
nijsseni, Crenicichla Ploeg, 1991 Crenicichla proteus Cope, 1871
nilotica athiensis, Tilapia Boulenger, 1916 Oreochromis spilurus niger Günther, 1894
nilotica exul, Tilapia Steinitz, 1951 Oreochromis aureus Steindachner, 1864
nyasana, Christyella Trewavas, 1935 Gephyrochromis moorii Boulenger, 1901
nyassae, Petrochromis Boulenger, 1902 Petrochromis polyodon Boulenger, 1898
simotes nyassae, Neochromis Borodin , 1936 Astatotilapia calliptera (Günther, 1894)
modestus nyassae, Lamprologus Borodin , 1936 Lamprologus callipterus Boulenger, 1906
obliquus, Lamprologus Nichols & Griscom, 1917 Lamprologus mocquardi Pellegrin, 1903
oblonga, Chromys Castelnau, 1855 Australoheros facetus (Jenyns, 1842)
oblongus, Heros Günther, 1867 Chuco microphthalmus (Günther, 1862)
obscurum, Uaru Günther , 1862 Uaru amphiacanthoides Heckel, 1840
obtusirostris, Crenicichla Günther, 1862 Crenicichla johanna Heckel, 1840
alluaudi occidentalis, Astatoreochromis Greenwood , 1959 Astatoreochromis alluaudi Pellegrin, 1904
ocellata, Boggiania Perugia, 1897 Crenicichla semifasciata (Heckel, 1840)
ocellatus, Lamprologus Poll , 1952 Lamprologus kungweensis Poll, 1956
ogowensis, Chromis Günther , 1896 Tilapia tholloni (Sauvage, 1884)
oligacanthus nossibeensis, Tilapia Bleeker, 1868 Ptychochromis oligacanthus (Bleeker, 1868)
orbiculatus, Astronotus Haseman, 1911 Astronotus ocellatus (Agassiz, 1831)
ornata, Crenicichla Regan, 1905 Crenicichla lenticulata Heckel, 1840
descampsii ornatipinnis, Ectodus Borodin, 1936 Callochromis melanostigma (Boulenger, 1906)
ornatipinnis, Apistogramma Ahl , 1936 Apistogramma steindachneri (Regan, 1908)
ovalis, Chromis Steindachner , 1866 Tilapia sparrmanii Smith, 1840
panamensis, Vieja Fernández-Yépez , 1969 Vieja maculicauda (Regan, 1905)
paraguayensis, Aequidens Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 Bujurquina vitatta (Heckel, 1840)
pardalis, Haplochromis Trewavas, 1935 Nimbochromis polystigma (Regan, 1922)
parma, Heros Günther, 1862 Paratheraps fenestratus (Günther, 1860)
paterfamilias, Chromis Lortet, 1876 Tristramella sacra (Günther, 1864)
pavo, Sparus Lacepède , 1802 Crenicichla saxatilis Linnaeus, 1758
pavonaceus, Heros Garman, 1881 Herichthys cyanoguttatus Baird & Girard, 1854
pavoninus, Scarus Gronow, 1854 Crenicichla saxatilis Linnaeus, 1758
pectoralis, Paratilapia Boulenger , 1911 Haplochromis squamulatus Regan, 1922
pellegrini, Pelmatochromis Boulenger, 1903 Chromidotilapia guntheri (Sauvage, 1882)
pentacanthus, Hoplarchus Kaup, 1860 Hoplarchus psittacus (Heckel, 1840)
severum perpunctatum, Cichlasoma Miranda-Ribeiro , 1918 Heros efasciatus Heckel, 1840
pleuromelas, Tilapia Duméril, 1861 Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus (Linnaeus, 1758)
pleurostigma, Lamprologus Boulenger , 1914 Lepidiolamprologus attenuatus (Steindachner, 1909)
polli, Tropheus Axelrod, 1977 Tropheus annectens Boulenger, 1900
polli, Labrochromis Daget, 1952 Gobiocichla wonderi Kanazawa, 1951
polycentra, Tilapia Duméril , 1861 Tilapia guineensis Günther, 1862
polyodon, Haplochromis Trewavas, 1935 Tyrannochromis maculiceps (Ahl, 1926)
polyodon, Paratilapia Boulenger, 1909 Tropheus sp. 'mpimbwe'
polyodon, Pelmatochromis Boulenger , 1902 Heterochromis multidens (Pellegrin, 1900)
polysticta, Crenicichla Hensel , 1870 Crenicichla punctata Hensel, 1870
popenoei, Cichlasoma Carr & Giovannoli, 1950 Amphilophus longimanus (Günther, 1867)
praetoriusi, Crenicara Ahl , 1936 Dicrossus maculatus Steindachner, 1875
proteus arginis, Crenicichla Cope, 1872 Crenicichla proteus Cope, 1871
proteus argynnis, Crenicichla Cope, 1872 Crenicichla proteus Cope, 1871
pterogramma, Crenicichla Fowler, 1914 Crenicichla alta Eigenmann, 1912
punctatum, Cichlasoma Meek, 1909 Tomocichla sieboldii Kner, 1863
punctulatus, Batrachops Regan , 1905 Crenicichla reticulata Heckel, 1840
pygmaeus, Geophagus Hensel , 1870 Gymnogeophagus gymnogenys (Hensel, 1870)
rangii, Tilapia Duméril, 1861 Sarotherodon melanotheron heudelotii (Dumeril, 1859)
rebeli, Haplochromis Lohberger, 1929 Haplochromis prognathus (Pellegrin, 1904)
rectangularis, Acara Steindachner, 1864 Chuco intermedium (Günther, 1862)
reitzigi, Apistogramma Mitsch, 1938 Apistogramma borellii (Regan, 1906)
reticulatus, Lamprologus Boulenger , 1906 Lamprologus callipterus Boulenger, 1906
rheophilus, Theraps Seegers & Staeck, 1985 Theraps lentiginosus (Steindachner, 1864)
rheophilus, Haplochromis Thys van den Audenaerde , 1963 Orthochromis torrenticola (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1963)
rheophilus, Haplochromis Poll , 1948 Schwetzochromis neodon Poll, 1948
rhodostigma, Pelmatochromis Boulenger, 1906 Callochromis pleurospilus (Boulenger, 1906)
ritense, Heterogramma Haseman, 1911 Apistogramma borellii (Regan, 1906)
robustus, Pelmatochromis Gilchrist & Thompson , 1917 Serranochromis giardi (Pellegrin, 1904)
robustus, Chaetobranchus Günther, 1862 Chaetobranchus flavescens Heckel, 1840
robustus, Melanochromis Johnson, 1975 Melanochromis brevis Trewavas, 1935
rondoni, Heterogramma de Miranda-Ribeiro, 1918 Apistogramma borellii (Regan, 1906)
roraime, Apistogramma Kullander, 1980 Apistogramma gibbiceps Meinken, 1969
rostratus, Centrarchus Jardine, 1843 Acaronia nassa (Heckel, 1840)
rubroocellata, Cychla Jardine & Schomburgk, 1843 Astronotus ocellatus (Agassiz, 1831)
rubropunctata, Tilapia Boulenger, 1899 Ctenochromis horei (Günther, 1893)
rufescens, Scarus Walbaum , 1792 Crenicichla saxatilis Linnaeus, 1758
rumsayi, Tilapia Gilchrist & Thompson , 1917 Pharyngochromis darlingi (Boulenger, 1911)
rutilens, Cychla Jardine, 1843 Crenicichla lugubris Heckel, 1840
saharae, Hemichromis Sauvage, 1880 Hemichromis letourneuxi Sauvage, 1880
santaremensis, Crenicichla Haseman , 1911 Crenicichla macrophthalma Heckel, 1840
savagei, Tilapia Fowler, 1919 Tilapia brevimanus Boulenger, 1911
scalaris, Platax Cuvier, 1831 Pterophyllum scalare (Lichtenstein, 1823)
schoutedeni, Haplochromis Poll, 1932 Paralabidochromis paucidens (Regan, 1921)
scymnophilus, Geophagus Hensel, 1870 Gymnogeophagus gymnogenys (Hensel, 1870)
lacustris semifasciata, Crenicichla Devincenzi , 1939 Crenicichla scottii (Eingenmann, 1907)
seminudus, Acanthochromis Vaillant , 1886 Lamprologus congoensis Schilthuis, 1890
semipalatus, Haplochromis Trewavas, 1935 Mylochromis melanonotus (Regan, 1922)
Ahl serranoides, Haplochromis Ahl, 1926 Sciaenochromis ahli (Trewavas, 1935)
Regan serranoides, Haplochromis Regan, 1922 Haplochromis spekii (Boulenger, 1906)
sexfasciata, Tilapia Pellegrin, 1900 Tilapia rendalli (Boulenger, 1897)
sexfasciatum, Cichlosoma Regan, 1905 Paratheraps fenestratus (Günther, 1860)
sexfasciatus, Haplochromis Regan, 1922 Placidochromis johnstoni Günther, 1894
shariensis, Tilapia Fowler , 1949 Tilapia zillii (Gervais, 1848)
schreyeni, Trematochromis Poll, 1987 Ctenochromis benthicola (Matthes, 1962)
simoni, Crenicichla Haseman, 1911 Crenicichla semifasciata (Heckel, 1840)
simulans, Haplochromis Regan, 1922 Nimbochromis venustus (Boulenger, 1908)
sparmanni, Chromys Castelnau, 1861 Oreochromis macrochir Boulenger, 1912
(Ctenochromis) sparsidens, Tilapia Hilgendorf, 1905 Astatotilapia bloyeti (Sauvagae, 1883)
speciosus, Acharnes Müller & Troschel, 1849 Cichla ocellaris Schneider, 1801
spilotum, Cichlasoma Meek, 1912 Hypsophrys nicaraguensis (Günter, 1864)
steindachneri, Tilapia Boulenger, 1913 Thoracochromis buysi (Penrith, 1970)
steindachneri, Lamprologus Boulenger, 1915 Lamprologus callipterus Boulenger, 1906
steindachneri, Haplochromis Lohberger, 1929 Haplochromis prognathus (Pellegrin, 1904)
steveni, Aulonocara Meyer, Riehl & Zetzsche, 1987 Aulonocara stuartgranti Meyer & Riehl, 1985
stollei, Aequidens Miranda Ribeiro , 1918 Aequidens tetramerus (Heckel, 1840)
strigigena, Ctenochromis Pfeffer , 1893 Astatotilapia bloyeti (Sauvagae, 1883)
subocularis, Acara Cope, 1878 Acarichthys heckelii (Müeller & Troschel, 1848)
sweglesi, Apistogramma Meinken , 1961 Apistogramma bitaeniata Pellegrin, 1936
swierstrae, Tilapia Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917 Tilapia rendalli (Boulenger, 1897)
sykesii, Tilapia Gilchrist & Thompson , 1917 Tilapia rendalli (Boulenger, 1897)
taeniatus, Haplochromis Regan, 1922 Haplochromis prognathus (Pellegrin, 1904)
taeniurus, Lamprologus Boulenger, 1914 Neolamprologus brevis Boulenger, 1899
tanganyicae, Pelmatochromis Borodin, 1931 Serranochromis robustus (Günther, 1864)
teapae, Cichlasoma Evermann & Goldsborough, 1902 Paraneetroplus gibbiceps (Steindachner, 1864)
tenue, Cichlasoma Meek, 1906 exCichlasoma salvini (Günther, 1862)
tenuis, Haplochromis Borodin , 1931 Haplochromis longirostris (Hilgendorf, 1888)
teporatus, Heros Fowler, 1903 Herichthys carpintis (Jordan & Snyder, 1899)
terrabae, Theraps Jordan & Evermann, 1927 Tomocichla sieboldii Kner, 1863
tersquamatus, Hemichromis Günther, 1899 Chromidotilapia guntheri (Sauvage, 1882)
tiberiadis, Chromis Lortet, 1883 Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus (Linnaeus, 1758)
toucounarai, Cycla Castelnau, 1855 Cichla orinocensis Humboldt, 1821
triagramma, Heros Steindachner, 1864 exCichlasoma salvini (Günther, 1862)
trifasciata, Cychla Jardine & Schomburgk, 1843 Cichla temensis Humboldt, 1821
trimaculata, Acaronia Allen, 1942