THE CICHLIDAE FAMILY CLASSIFICATION: In this page we show the Cichlidae family classification as the Cichlid Room Companion officially accepts it. There are several classification proposals and we want to show one scheme that is sound, conservative and has general acceptance and support, we will intend to provide a diagnosis when available or the data that supports each classification. To make the scheme one of value, we have limited to sub-familes and tribes, leaving out for the time being sub-tribe proposals.

Cichlidae: 236 Genera

• SUB-FAMILY: Cichlinae (Bonaparte, 1840)

Tribe: Astronotini (Hoedeman, 1947)

Astronotus,

Tribe: Chaetobranchini (Fernández-Yépez, 1951)

Chaetobranchopsis, Chaetobranchus,

Tribe: Cichlasomatini (Kullander, 1998)

Acaronia, Aequidens, Andinoacara, Bujurquina, Cichlasoma, Cleithracara, Ivanacara, Krobia, Laetacara, Nannacara, Tahuantinsuyoa,

Tribe: Cichlini (Bonaparte, 1840)

Cichla,

Tribe: Geophagini (Haseman, 1911)

Acarichthys, Apistogramma, Apistogrammoides, Biotodoma, Biotoecus, Crenicara, Crenicichla, Dicrossus, Geophagus, Guianacara, Gymnogeophagus, Mazarunia, Mikrogeophagus, Satanoperca, Taeniacara, Teleocichla,

Tribe: Heroini (Kullander, 1998)

Amphilophus, Archocentrus, Astatheros, Australoheros, Caquetaia, Chuco, Cryptoheros, Herichthys, Heroina, Heros, Hoplarchus, Hypselecara, Hypsophrys, Mesonauta, Nandopsis, Neetroplus, Parachromis, Paraneetroplus, Paratheraps, Petenia, Pterophyllum, Rocio, Symphysodon, Theraps, Thorichthys, Tomocichla, Uaru, Vieja,

Tribe: Retroculini (Kullander, 1998)

Retroculus,

• SUB-FAMILY: Etroplinae (Harris Van Couvering, 1982)

Etroplus, Paretroplus,

• SUB-FAMILY: Pseudocrenilabrinae (Fowler, 1934)

Boulengerochromis, Etia, Xenochromis,

Tribe: Bathybatini (Poll, 1986)

Bathybates, Hemibates, Trematocara,

Tribe: Chromidotilapiini (Tawil, 2001)

Benitochromis, Chromidotilapia, Congochromis, Divandu, Enigmatochromis, Limbochromis, Nanochromis, Parananochromis, Pelvicachromis, Teleogramma, Thysochromis,

Tribe: Cyphotilapini (Salzburger et al, 2002)

Cyphotilapia,

Tribe: Ectodini (Poll, 1946)

Asprotilapia, Aulonocranus, Baileychromis, Benthochromis, Callochromis, Cardiopharynx, Cunningtonia, Cyathopharynx, Cyprichromis, Ectodus, Enantiopus, Gnathochromis, Grammatotria, Greenwoodochromis, Haplotaxodon, Lestradea, Limnochromis, Microdontochromis, Ophthalmotilapia, Paracyprichromis, Perissodus, Plecodus, Reganochromis, Tangachromis, Trematochromis , Triglachromis, Xenotilapia,

Tribe: Eretmodini (Poll, 1946)

Eretmodus, Spathodus, Tanganicodus,

Tribe: Hemichromini (Tawil, 2001)

Anomalochromis, Hemichromis,

Tribe: Heterochromidini (Kullander, 1998)

Heterochromis,

Tribe: Lamprologini (Poll, 1946)

Altolamprologus, Chalinochromis, Julidochromis, Lamprologus, Lepidiolamprologus, Neolamprologus, Paleolamprologus, Telmatochromis, Variabilichromis,

Tribe: Pseudocrenilabrini (Fowler, 1934)

Abactochromis, Allochromis, Alticorpus, Aristochromis, Astatoreochromis, Astatotilapia, Aulonocara, Buccochromis, Caprichromis, Champsochromis, Chetia, Chilotilapia, Copadichromis, Corematodus, Ctenochromis, Ctenopharynx, Cyathochromis, Cyclopharynx, Cynotilapia, Cyrtocara, Dimidiochromis, Diplotaxodon, Docimodus, Enterochromis, Exochochromis, Fossorochromis, Gaurochromis, Genyochromis, Gephyrochromis, Haplochromis, Harpagochromis, Hemitaeniochromis, Hemitilapia, Hoplotilapia, Iodotropheus, Labeotropheus, Labidochromis, Labrochromis, Lethrinops, Lichnochromis, Lipochromis, Lithochromis, Macropleurodus, Mbipia, Mchenga, Melanochromis, Metriaclima, Mylochromis, Naevochromis, Neochromis, Nimbochromis, Nyassachromis, Orthochromis, Otopharynx, Pallidochromis, Paralabidochromis, Petrotilapia, Pharyngochromis, Placidochromis, Platytaeniodus, Prognathochromis, Protomelas, Psammochromis, Pseudocrenilabrus, Pseudotropheus, Ptyochromis, Pundamilia, Pyxichromis, Rhamphochromis, Sargochromis, Schubotzia, Schwetzochromis, Sciaenochromis, Serranochromis, Stigmatochromis, Taeniochromis, Taeniolethrinops, Thoracochromis, Tramitichromis, Trematocranus, Tridontochromis, Tropheops, Tyrannochromis, Xystichromis, Yssichromis,

Tribe: Tilapiini (Hoedeman, 1947)

Alcolapia, Chilochromis, Danakilia, Gobiocichla, Iranocichla, Konia, Myaka, Oreochromis, Pelmatochromis, Pterochromis, Pungu, Sarotherodon, Steatocranus, Stomatepia, Tilapia, Tristramella,

Tribe: Tropheini (Poll, 1946)

Interochromis, Limnotilapia, Lobochilotes, Petrochromis, Pseudosimochromis, Simochromis, Tropheus,

Tribe: Tylochromini (Poll, 1986)

Tylochromis,

• SUB-FAMILY: Ptychochrominae (Tawil, 2001)

Katria, Oxylapia, Paratilapia, Ptychochromis, Ptychochromoides,