Catalogue

This catalogue of cichlids, lists today 1555 generally accepted described and 177 potentially undescribed species, 1057 of which are illustrated with 2520 great quality pictures! Both scientifically described as well as potentially undescribed species are included, many of them with geographical variants. Being well over two thousand cichlid species (both described and undescribed), you can understand this is a gigantic project, one on which we are working hard to finish as soon as possible.

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[ North America ] [ Central America ] [ South America ] [ Africa ] [ Madagascar ] [ Asia ]

North America

Herichthys

Central America

Amatitlania
Amphilophus
Archocentrus
Chuco
Cryptoheros
exCichlasoma
Herotilapia
Hypsophrys
Nandopsis
Neetroplus
Parachromis
Paraneetroplus
Paratheraps
Petenia
Rocio
Theraps
Thorichthys
Tomocichla
Vieja

South America

Acarichthys
Acaronia
Aequidens
Apistogramma
Apistogrammoides
Astronotus
Australoheros
Biotodoma
Biotoecus
Bujurquina
Caquetaia
Chaetobranchopsis
Chaetobranchus
Cichla
Cichlasoma
Cleithracara
Crenicara
Crenicichla
Dicrossus
Geophagus
Guianacara
Gymnogeophagus
Heroina
Heros
Hoplarchus
Hypselecara
Ivanacara
Krobia
Laetacara
Mazarunia
Mesonauta
Mikrogeophagus
Nannacara
Pterophyllum
Retroculus
Satanoperca
Symphysodon
Taeniacara
Tahuantinsuyoa
Teleocichla
Uaru

Africa

Alcolapia
Allochromis
Alticorpus
Altolamprologus
Anomalochromis
Aristochromis
Asprotilapia
Astatoreochromis
Astatotilapia
Aulonocara
Aulonocranus
Baileychromis
Bathybates
Benitochromis
Benthochromis
Boulengerochromis
Buccochromis
Callochromis
Caprichromis
Cardiopharynx
Chalinochromis
Champsochromis
Cheilochromis
Chetia
Chilochromis
Chilotilapia
Chromidotilapia
Congochromis
Copadichromis
Corematodus
Ctenochromis
Ctenopharynx
Cunningtonia
Cyathochromis
Cyathopharynx
Cyclopharynx
Cynotilapia
Cyphotilapia
Cyprichromis
Cyrtocara
Danakilia
Dimidiochromis
Diplotaxodon
Divandu
Docimodus
Eclectochromis
Ectodus
Enantiopus
Enterochromis
Eretmodus
Etia
Exochochromis
Fossorochromis
Gaurochromis
Genyochromis
Gephyrochromis
Gnathochromis
Gobiocichla
Grammatotria
Greenwoodochromis
Haplochromis
Haplotaxodon
Harpagochromis
Hemibates
Hemichromis
Hemitaeniochromis
Hemitilapia
Heterochromis
Hoplotilapia
Interochromis
Iodotropheus
Julidochromis
Konia
Labeotropheus
Labidochromis
Lamprologus
Lepidiolamprologus
Lestradea
Lethrinops
Lichnochromis
Limbochromis
Limnochromis
Limnotilapia
Lipochromis
Lithochromis
Lobochilotes
Macropleurodus
Mbipia
Mchenga
Melanochromis
Metriaclima
Myaka
Mylochromis
Naevochromis
Nanochromis
Neochromis
Neolamprologus
Nimbochromis
Nyassachromis
Ophthalmotilapia
Oreochromis
Orthochromis
Otopharynx
Pallidochromis
Paracyprichromis
Paralabidochromis
Parananochromis
Pelmatochromis
Pelvicachromis
Perissodus
Petrochromis
Petrotilapia
Pharyngochromis
Placidochromis
Platytaeniodus
Plecodus
Prognathochromis
Protomelas
Psammochromis
Pseudocrenilabrus
Pseudosimochromis
Pseudotropheus
Pterochromis
Ptyochromis
Pundamilia
Pungu
Pyxichromis
Reganochromis
Rhamphochromis
Sarotherodon
Schubotzia
Schwetzochromis
Sciaenochromis
Serranochromis
Simochromis
Spathodus
Steatocranus
Stigmatochromis
Stomatepia
Taeniochromis
Taeniolethrinops
Tangachromis
Tanganicodus
Teleogramma
Telmatochromis
Thoracochromis
Thysochromis
Tilapia
Tramitichromis
Trematocara
Trematocranus
Tridontochromis
Triglachromis
Tropheops
Tropheus
Tylochromis
Tyrannochromis
Variabilichromis
Xenochromis
Xenotilapia
Xystichromis
Yssichromis

Madagascar

Katria
Oxylapia
Paratilapia
Paretroplus
Ptychochromis
Ptychochromoides

Asia

Etroplus
Iranocichla
Tristramella

Disclaimer: This catalogue is not to be considered as published in the sense of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, and statements made herein are not made available for nomenclatural purposes from this document.

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