Cichlid profiles

The Cichlid Room Companion aims to offer information about every cichlid species that exist, but resources are very limited. This information has been slowly being introduced to the page and at the moment there already are 154 species with full information that make the need of a page listing them necessary. The information provided for each species has been graciously provided by some of the top cichlid specialist in the world.


Species

Curator

Altolamprologus calvus (Poll, 1978) Thomas Andersen
Altolamprologus compressiceps (Boulenger, 1898) Thomas Andersen
Altolamprologus fasciatus (Boulenger, 1898) Thomas Andersen
Amphilophus macracanthus (Günther, 1864) Juan Miguel Artigas Azas
Amphilophus nourissati (Allgayer, 1989) Juan Miguel Artigas Azas
Apistogramma agassizii (Steindachner, 1875) Mike Wise
Apistogramma baenschi Römer, 2004 Oliver Lucanus
Apistogramma juruensis Kullander, 1986 Mike Wise
Apistogramma macmasteri Kullander, 1979 Mike Wise
Apistogramma sp. 'black chin' Mike Wise
Apistogramma sp. 'papagei' Mike Wise
Apistogramma sp. 'rio mamoré' Mike Wise
Apistogramma sp. 'wilhelmi' Mike Wise
Apistogramma trifasciata (Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903) Mike Wise
Apistogramma viejita Kullander, 1979 Mike Wise
Apistogramma wapisana Römer, Hahn & Conrad, 2006 Mike Wise
Asprotilapia leptura Boulenger, 1901 Thomas Andersen
Astatoreochromis alluaudi Pellegrin, 1904 Greg Steeves
Aulonocara aquilonium Konings, 1995 Ad Konings
Aulonocara auditor (Trewavas, 1935) Ad Konings
Aulonocara baenschi Meyer & Riehl, 1985 Ad Konings
Aulonocara brevinidus Konings, 1995 Ad Konings
Aulonocara ethelwynnae Meyer, 1987 Ad Konings
Aulonocara gertrudae Konings, 1995 Ad Konings
Aulonocara guentheri Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 Ad Konings
Aulonocara hueseri Meyer, 1987 Ad Konings
Aulonocara jacobfreibergi (Johnson, 1974) Ad Konings
Aulonocara kandeense (Tawil & Allgayer, 1988) Ad Konings
Aulonocara koningsi Tawil, 2003 Ad Konings
Aulonocara korneliae Meyer, 1987 Ad Konings
Aulonocara maylandi Trewavas, 1984 Ad Konings
Aulonocara nyassae Regan, 1922 Ad Konings
Aulonocara rostratum Trewavas, 1935 Ad Konings
Aulonocara saulosi Meyer, Riehl & Zetzsche, 1987 Ad Konings
Aulonocara sp. 'chitande type masinje' Ad Konings
Aulonocara sp. 'nyassae mumbo' Ad Konings
Aulonocara sp. 'stuartgranti maleri' Ad Konings
Aulonocara stuartgranti Meyer & Riehl, 1985 Ad Konings
Aulonocara trematocephalum (Boulenger, 1901) Ad Konings
Australoheros kaaygua Casciotta, Almirón & Gómez, 2006
Bathybates fasciatus Boulenger, 1901 Mark Smith
Bathybates minor Boulenger, 1906 Mark Smith
Biotodoma wavrini (Gosse, 1963) Radek Bednarczuk
Boulengerochromis microlepis (Boulenger, 1899) Juan Miguel Artigas Azas
Cardiopharynx schoutedeni Poll, 1942 Thomas Andersen
Cichla jariina Kullander & Ferreira, 2006
Cichla kelberi Kullander & Ferreira, 2006
Cichla melaniae Kullander & Ferreira, 2006
Cichla mirianae Kullander & Ferreira, 2006
Cichla pinima Kullander & Ferreira, 2006
Cichla piquiti Kullander & Ferreira, 2006
Cichla pleiozona Kullander & Ferreira, 2006
Cichla thyrorus Kullander & Ferreira, 2006
Cichla vazzoleri Kullander & Ferreira, 2006
Congochromis pugnatus Stiassny & Schliewen, 2007 Anton Lamboj
Crenicichla yaha Casciotta, Almirón & Gómez, 2006
Cryptoheros spilurus (Günther, 1862) Juan Miguel Artigas Azas
Cyprichromis coloratus Takahashi & Hori, 2006 Thomas Andersen
Cyprichromis leptosoma (Boulenger, 1898) Thomas Andersen
Cyprichromis microlepidotus (Poll, 1956) Thomas Andersen
Cyprichromis pavo Büscher, 1994 Thomas Andersen
Cyprichromis sp. 'leptosoma jumbo' Thomas Andersen
Cyprichromis zonatus Takahashi, 2002 Thomas Andersen
Divandu albimarginatus Lamboj & Snoeks, 2000 Anton Lamboj
Enterochromis sp. 'red back scraper' Greg Steeves
Etia nguti Schliewen & Stiassny, 2003 Oliver Lucanus
Geophagus gottwaldi Schindler & Staeck, 2006
Geophagus parnaibae Staeck & Schindler, 2006
Grammatotria lemairii Boulenger, 1899 Thomas Andersen
Gymnogeophagus caaguazuensis Staeck, 2006 Juan Miguel Artigas Azas
Harpagochromis sp. 'golden duck' Greg Steeves
Herichthys bartoni (Bean, 1892) Juan Miguel Artigas Azas
Herichthys carpintis (Jordan & Snyder, 1899) Juan Miguel Artigas Azas
Herichthys labridens (Pellegrin, 1903) Juan Miguel Artigas Azas
Herichthys sp. 'white labridens' Juan Miguel Artigas Azas
Herichthys steindachneri (Jordan & Snyder, 1899) Juan Miguel Artigas Azas
Herichthys tamasopoensis Artigas Azas, 1993 Juan Miguel Artigas Azas
Hoplarchus psittacus (Heckel, 1840) Wayne Leibel
Hypselecara coryphaenoides (Heckel, 1840) Lee Newman
Julidochromis dickfeldi Staeck, 1975 Pam Chin
Julidochromis marlieri Poll, 1956 Pam Chin
Julidochromis ornatus Boulenger, 1898 Pam Chin
Julidochromis regani Poll, 1942 Pam Chin
Julidochromis transcriptus Matthes, 1959 Pam Chin
Laetacara fulvipinnis Staeck & Schindler, 2007
Lamprologus stappersi Pellegrin, 1927 Lisa Boorman
Lepidiolamprologus mimicus Schelly, Takahashi, Bills & Hori, 2007
Limbochromis robertsi (Thys van den Audenaerde & Loiselle, 1971) Anton Lamboj
Mbipia lutea Seehausen & Bouton, 1998 Greg Steeves
Metriaclima flavifemina Konings & Stauffer, 2006
Mikrogeophagus altispinosus (Haseman, 1911) Lee Newman
Mikrogeophagus ramirezi (Myers & Harry, 1948) Lee Newman
Nanochromis teugelsi Lamboj & Schelly, 2006 Anton Lamboj
Neolamprologus chitamwebwai Verburg & Bills, 2007
Neolamprologus walteri Verburg & Bills, 2007
Ophthalmotilapia nasuta (Poll & Matthes, 1962) Thomas Andersen
Orthochromis luichensis DeVos & Seegers, 1988 Rico Morgenstern
Orthochromis machadoi (Poll, 1967) Rico Morgenstern
Orthochromis malagaraziensis (David, 1937) Rico Morgenstern
Orthochromis mosoensis DeVos & Seegers, 1998 Rico Morgenstern
Orthochromis uvinzae DeVos & Seegers, 1998 Rico Morgenstern
Oxylapia polli Kiener & Mauge, 1966 Oliver Lucanus
Parachromis dovii (Günther, 1864) Willem Heijns
Paracyprichromis brieni (Poll, 1981) Thomas Andersen
Paracyprichromis nigripinnis (Boulenger, 1901) Thomas Andersen
Paraneetroplus bulleri Regan, 1905 Juan Miguel Artigas Azas
Paretroplus damii Bleeker, 1868 Pete Liptrot
Paretroplus maculatus Kiener & Maugé, 1966 Pete Liptrot
Paretroplus menarambo Allgayer, 1996 Pete Liptrot
Pelvicachromis humilis (Boulenger, 1916) Ted Judy
Pelvicachromis pulcher (Boulenger, 1901) Ted Judy
Pelvicachromis roloffi (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1968) Ted Judy
Pelvicachromis signatus Lamboj, 2004 Ted Judy
Petrotilapia microgalana Ruffing, Lambert & Stauffer, 2006
Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor Schoeller, 1903 Rico Morgenstern
Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor victoriae Seegers, 1990 Rico Morgenstern
Pseudocrenilabrus nicholsi (Pellegrin, 1928) Rico Morgenstern
Pseudocrenilabrus philander (Weber, 1897) Rico Morgenstern
Pseudocrenilabrus philander dispersus (Trewavas, 1938) Rico Morgenstern
Pseudocrenilabrus philander luebberti (Hilgendorf, 1902) Rico Morgenstern
Pseudocrenilabrus sp. 'ruaha' Rico Morgenstern
Pterophyllum leopoldi (Gosse, 1963) Lee Newman
Pterophyllum scalare (Lichtenstein, 1823) Lisa Boorman
Ptychochromis curvidens Stiassny & Sparks, 2006
Ptychochromis grandidieri Sauvage, 1882
Ptychochromis inornatus Sparks, 2002
Ptychochromis insolitus Stiassny & Sparks, 2006
Ptychochromis loisellei Stiassny & Sparks, 2006
Ptychochromis makira Stiassny & Sparks, 2006
Ptychochromis oligacanthus (Bleeker, 1868)
Ptychochromis onilahy Stiassny & Sparks, 2006
Pundamilia igneopinnis Seehausen & Lippitsch, 1998 Greg Steeves
Pundamilia nyererei (Witte-Maas & Witte, 1985) Greg Steeves
Pundamilia pundamilia Bouton & Zwennes, 1998 Greg Steeves
Pundamilia sp. 'red head zue island' Greg Steeves
Rocio octofasciata (Regan, 1903) Juan Miguel Artigas Azas
Satanoperca daemon (Heckel, 1840) Radek Bednarczuk
Satanoperca jurupari (Heckel, 1840) Radek Bednarczuk
Satanoperca leucosticta (Müller & Troschel, 1849) Radek Bednarczuk
Symphysodon aequifasciatus Pellegrin, 1904 Oliver Lucanus
Symphysodon discus Heckel, 1840 Oliver Lucanus
Symphysodon tarzoo Lyons, 1959
Thorichthys callolepis (Regan, 1904) Juan Miguel Artigas Azas
Thorichthys pasionis (Rivas, 1962) Juan Miguel Artigas Azas
Thorichthys socolofi (Miller & Taylor, 1984) Juan Miguel Artigas Azas
Uaru fernandezyepezi Stawikowski, 1989 Oliver Lucanus
Xenotilapia burtoni Poll, 1951 Thomas Andersen
Xenotilapia longispinis Poll, 1951 Thomas Andersen
Xenotilapia nigrolabiata Poll, 1951 Thomas Andersen
Xenotilapia papilio Büscher, 1990 Thomas Andersen
Xenotilapia sp. 'flourescent green' Thomas Andersen
Xenotilapia sp. 'papilio katete' Thomas Andersen
Xenotilapia sp. 'papilio sunflower' Thomas Andersen
Xenotilapia spiloptera Poll & Stewart, 1975 Thomas Andersen

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