List of cichlid names in synonymy

This page lists 448 available cichlid names in terms of the International Code of Zoological Momenclature that are generally considered in synonyny of others, together with their senior species names and links to their profile pages in the Cichlid Room Companion catalogue.


Species

Synonyms

acaroides, Heros Hensel, 1870 Australoheros facetus Jenyns, 1842
acutirostris, Haplochromis Regan, 1922 Harpagochromis serranus Pfeffer, 1896
acutum, Cichlasoma Miller, 1907 Astatheros robertsoni (Regan, 1905)
adolfi, Tilapia Steindachner, 1915 Simochromis diagramma Günther, 1893
adspersa, Acara Günther, 1862 Nandopsis tetracanthus 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 Andinoacara 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)
apogon, Diplotaxodon Turner & Stauffer, 1998 Diplotaxodon ecclesi Burgess & Axelrod, 1973
argus, Cichla Valenciennes, 1821 Cichla orinocensis Humboldt, 1821
arnoldi, Paratilapia Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917 Oreochromis spilurus (Günther, 1894)
arnoldi, Tilapia Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917 Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852)
arnoldi, Cichlasoma Ahl, 1936 Hypselecara coryphaenoides (Heckel, 1840)
arnoldi, Pelmatochromis Boulenger, 1912 Thysochromis ansorgii Boulenger, 1901
astroblepa, Crenicichla Ploeg, 1986 Crenicichla cametana Steindachner, 1911
atabapensis, Cichla Humboldt, 1821 Cichla temensis Humboldt, 1821
atritaeniatus, Haplochromis Regan, 1922 Buccochromis nototaenia Boulenger, 1902
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 Andinoacara rivulatus (Günther, 1860)
badiipinnis, Geophagus Cope, 1872 Chaetobranchus flavescens Heckel, 1840
balteatus, Heros Gill, 1877 Hypsophrys nicaraguensis Günther, 1864
basilaris, Heros Gill, 1877 Amphilophus citrinellus (Günther, 1864)
bayoni, Hemitilapia Boulenger, 1908 Haplochromis obliquidens Hilgendorf, 1888
bayoni, Tilapia Boulenger, 1911 Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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, 1891 Paratilapia polleni Bleeker, 1868
bodyi, Haplochromis Ahl, 1926 Harpagochromis boops (Greenwood, 1967)
mylodon borealis, Lethrinops Eccles & Lewis, 1979 Lethrinops mylodon Eccles & Lewis, 1979
bosumtwensis, Chromidotilapia Paulo, 1979 Chromidotilapia guentheri (Sauvage, 1882)
bouchellei, Cichlasoma Fowler, 1923 Astatheros alfari (Meek, 1907)
boulengeri, Retroculus Eigenmann & Bray, 1894 Retroculus lapidifer De Castelnau, 1855
boulengeri, Pelmatochromis Lönnberg, 1903 Chromidotilapia guentheri (Sauvage, 1882)
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
brichardi, Lamprologus Poll, 1974 Neolamprologus pulcher Trewavas & Poll, 1972
bruneus, Chaetobranchus Heckel, 1840 Chaetobranchus flavescens Heckel, 1840
bucephalus, Geophagus Hensel, 1870 Gymnogeophagus gymnogenys (Hensel, 1870)
burgeoni, Telmatochromis Poll, 1942 Telmatochromis temporalis Boulenger, 1898
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 Andinoacara 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, 1927
cyanopterus, Centrarchus Jardine, 1843 Chaetobranchus flavescens Heckel, 1840
cyanopterus, Gymnogeophagus Miranda Ribeiro, 1918 Gymnogeophagus balzanii Perugia, 1891
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)
darlingi, Pelmatochromis Boulenger, 1911 Pharyngochromis acuticeps Steindachner, 1866
declivitas, Iodotropheus Stauffer, 1994 Iodotropheus sprengerae Oliver & Loiselle, 1972
deschauenseei, Paratilapia Fowler, 1931 Sargochromis carlottae Boulenger, 1905
deschauenseei, Tilapia Fowler, 1931 Tilapia sparrmanii Smith, 1840
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, Chromis Steindachner, 1864 Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852)
dumerilii, Plataxoides De Castelnau, 1855 Pterophyllum scalare Lichtenstein, 1823
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, Crenicara Steindachner, 1875 Crenicara punctulatum Günther, 1863
elegans, Crenicichla Steindachner, 1881 Crenicichla reticulata Heckel, 1840
ellenbergeri, Astatotilapia Pellegrin, 1920 Sargochromis carlottae Boulenger, 1905
ellenbergeri, Paratilapia Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917 Serranochromis macrocephalus Boulenger, 1899
ellenbergeri, Tilapia Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917 Pseudocrenilabrus philander Weber, 1897
ellioti, Thorichthys Meek, 1904 Thorichthys maculipinnis Steindachner, 1864
elongatus, Julidochromis Steindachner, 1909 exLamprologus callipterus Boulenger, 1906
elongatus, Steatocranus Nichols & La Monte, 1934 Steatocranus rouxi (Pellegrin, 1928)
savoryi elongatus, Lamprologus Trewavas & Poll, 1952 Neolamprologus pulcher Trewavas & Poll, 1972
erythraeus, Heros Günther, 1867 Amphilophus labiatus Günther, 1864
evermanni, Cichlasoma Meek, 1904 Astatheros 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, Lethrinops Ahl, 1927 Taeniolethrinops praeorbitalis Regan, 1922
fasciatus, Pomotis Jardine, 1843 Uaru amphiacanthoides Heckel, 1840
fasciatus violacea, Hemichromis Pellegrin, 1922 Hemichromis fasciatus Peters, 1858
festivus, Haplochromis Trewavas, 1935 Protomelas 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 Sargochromis 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
fuscoides, Pseudotropheus Fryer, 1956 Pseudotropheus fuscus Trewavas, 1935
fuscomaculatus, Chromis Guichenot, 1853 Nandopsis tetracanthus 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 Sargochromis carlottae Boulenger, 1905
gigas, Haplochromis Ahl, 1926 Buccochromis lepturus Regan, 1922
gigliolii, Hemichromis Pfeffer, 1896 Astatotilapia bloyeti Sauvagae, 1883
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 Prognathochromis longirostris (Hilgendorf, 1888)
gracilis, Perissodus Myers , 1936 Perissodus microlepis Boulenger, 1898
granadense, Cichlasoma Meek, 1907 Amphilophus citrinellus (Günther, 1864)
grandoculis, Tilapia Boulenger, 1899 Champsochromis caeruleus Boulenger, 1908
gronovii, Acara Heckel, 1840 Cichlasoma bimaculatum Linnaeus, 1758
guaporensis, Aequidens Haseman , 1911 Aequidens viridis (Heckel, 1840)
guentheri, Chromis Steindachner, 1864 Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
guentheri, Crenicichla Ploeg, 1991 Crenicichla hemera Kullander, 1990
guentheri, Cichlasoma Pellegrin, 1904 Chuco microphthalmus (Günther, 1862)
guentheri, Pelmatochromis Boulenger , 1896 Tylochromis lateralis (Boulenger, 1898)
guija, Cichlasoma Hildebrand, 1934 Astatheros 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, Pelmatochromis Pellegrin, 1919 Chromidotilapia regani (Pellegrin, 1906)
haugi, Tilapia Pellegrin , 1911 Tilapia cabrae Boulenger, 1899
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 Astatheros macracanthus (Günther, 1864)
hicklingi, Cichlaurus Fowler, 1956 Paratheraps synspilus (Hubbs, 1935)
hondae, Geophagus Regan , 1912 Geophagus steindachneri Eigenmann & Hildebrand, 1910
horii, Benthochromis Takahashi, 2008 Benthochromis tricoti Poll, 1948
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)
jallae, Chromis Boulenger, 1896 Pharyngochromis acuticeps Steindachner, 1866
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 Prognathochromis 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)
leptosoma, Rhamphochromis Regan, 1922 Rhamphochromis esox Boulenger, 1908
lestradei, Lamprologus Poll, 1943 exLamprologus ocellatus Steindachner, 1909
lestradei, Parectodus Poll, 1942 Xenotilapia boulengeri Poll, 1942
lestradei, Telmatochromis Poll, 1942 Telmatochromis temporalis Boulenger, 1898
lethrinus, Cichlosoma Regan, 1908 Astatheros alfari (Meek, 1907)
levaillantii, Chromys Castelnau , 1861 Serranochromis angusticeps Boulenger, 1907
lobochilus, Heros Günther, 1867 Amphilophus labiatus Günther, 1864
lobochilus, Haplochromis Trewavas, 1935 Protomelas ornatus Regan, 1922
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
lucius, Rhamphochromis Ahl, 1926 Rhamphochromis esox Boulenger, 1908
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, Julidochromis Borodin , 1931 Telmatochromis dhonti Boulenger, 1919
macrolepis, Satanoperca Günther , 1862 Satanoperca leucosticta (Müller & Troschel, 1849)
macrophthalmus, Rhamphochromis Regan, 1922 Rhamphochromis longiceps Günther, 1864
macrophthalmus, Tylochromis David, 1936 Callochromis macrops Boulenger, 1898
macrorhynchus, Haplochromis Regan , 1922 Fossorochromis rostratus Boulenger, 1898
maculiceps, Haplochromis Ahl, 1926 Tyrannochromis macrostoma Regan, 1922
maculifer, Pelmatochromis Ahl , 1929 Thysochromis ansorgii Boulenger, 1901
maculifer, Tilapia Ahl, 1939 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 Astatheros longimanus (Günther, 1867)
marginata, Paratilapia Gilchrist & Thompson , 1917 Sargochromis codringtonii Boulenger, 1905
marginatus, Acara Heckel , 1840 Cichlasoma dimerus (Heckel, 1840)
marginatus, Lamprologus Boulenger, 1914 Neolamprologus tetracanthus Boulenger, 1899
materfamilias, Hemitilapia Pellegrin , 1913 Macropleurodus bicolor Boulenger, 1906
materfamilias, Xenotilapia Poll , 1943 Xenotilapia boulengeri Poll, 1942
meeki, Cichlasoma Hildebrand, 1925 Astatheros macracanthus (Günther, 1864)
meeki, Tilapia Pellegrin, 1911 Tilapia mariae Boulenger, 1899
melabranchion, Metriaclima Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997 Metriaclima zebra 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 esox Boulenger, 1908
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)
multiocellatus, Pelmatochromis Boulenger, 1913 Pharyngochromis acuticeps Steindachner, 1866
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, Chromis Weber, 1897 Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852)
natalensis, Pseudocrenilabrus Fowler, 1934 Pseudocrenilabrus philander Weber, 1897
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, Centrarchus Jardine, 1843 Hypselecara coryphaenoides (Heckel, 1840)
niger, Heros Heckel, 1840 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
modestus nyassae, Lamprologus Borodin , 1936 exLamprologus callipterus Boulenger, 1906
simotes nyassae, Neochromis Borodin , 1936 Astatotilapia calliptera Günther, 1894
nyassae, Petrochromis Boulenger, 1902 Petrochromis polyodon Boulenger, 1898
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 Neolamprologus kungweensis Poll, 1956
oculatus, Haplochromis Trewavas, 1935 Buccochromis nototaenia Boulenger, 1902
oculata, Lethrinops Trewavas, 1931 Lethrinops marginatus Ahl, 1926
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
ornatipinnis, Apistogramma Ahl , 1936 Apistogramma steindachneri (Regan, 1908)
descampsii ornatipinnis, Ectodus Borodin, 1936 Callochromis melanostigma Boulenger, 1906
ovalis, Chromis Steindachner , 1866 Tilapia sparrmanii Smith, 1840
panamensis, Vieja Fernández-Yépez , 1969 Vieja maculicauda Regan, 1905
paraguayensis, Aequidens Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 Bujurquina vittata 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)
pectinatum, Alticorpus Stauffer & McKaye, 1988 Alticorpus peterdaviesi (Burgess & Axelrod, 1973)
pectoralis, Paratilapia Boulenger , 1911 Haplochromis squamulatus Regan, 1922
pellegrini, Pelmatochromis Boulenger, 1903 Chromidotilapia guentheri (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 macrostoma Regan, 1922
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 Astatheros 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
pursus, Pseudotropheus Stauffer, 1991 Metriaclima lanisticola (Burgess, 1976)
pygmaeus, Geophagus Hensel , 1870 Gymnogeophagus gymnogenys (Hensel, 1870)
rangii, Tilapia Duméril, 1861 Sarotherodon melanotheron heudelotii (Dumeril, 1859)
rebeli, Haplochromis Lohberger, 1929 Prognathochromis prognathus Pellegrin, 1904
rectangularis, Acara Steindachner, 1864 Chuco intermedium Günther, 1862
reitzigi, Apistogramma Mitsch, 1938 Apistogramma borellii (Regan, 1906)
reticulatus, Lamprologus Boulenger , 1906 exLamprologus callipterus Boulenger, 1906
rheophilus, Theraps Seegers & Staeck, 1985 Theraps lentiginosus (Steindachner, 1864)
rheophilus, Haplochromis Poll , 1948 Schwetzochromis neodon Poll, 1948
rheophilus, Haplochromis Thys van den Audenaerde , 1963 Orthochromis torrenticola Thys van den Audenaerde, 1963
rhodostigma, Pelmatochromis Boulenger, 1906 Callochromis pleurospilus Boulenger, 1906
ritense, Heterogramma Haseman, 1911 Apistogramma borellii (Regan, 1906)
robustus, Melanochromis Johnson, 1975 Melanochromis brevis Trewavas, 1935
robustus, Chaetobranchus Günther, 1862 Chaetobranchus flavescens Heckel, 1840
robustus, Pelmatochromis Gilchrist & Thompson , 1917 Sargochromis giardi Pellegrin, 1904
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 acuticeps Steindachner, 1866
rutilens, Cychla Jardine, 1843 Crenicichla lugubris Heckel, 1840
saharae, Hemichromis Sauvage, 1880 Hemichromis letourneuxi Sauvage, 1880
saka, Tilapia Lowe, 1953 Oreochromis karongae (Trewavas, 1941)
sandaracinos, Metriaclima Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997 Metriaclima pyrsonotos Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997
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
Regan serranoides, Haplochromis Regan, 1922 Harpagochromis 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 Trematochromis 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)
speciosus, Acharnes Müller & Troschel, 1849 Cichla ocellaris Schneider, 1801
spilotum, Cichlasoma Meek, 1912 Hypsophrys nicaraguensis Günther, 1864
steindachneri, Haplochromis Lohberger, 1929 Prognathochromis prognathus Pellegrin, 1904
steindachneri, Lamprologus Boulenger, 1915 exLamprologus callipterus Boulenger, 1906
steindachneri, Tilapia Boulenger, 1913 Thoracochromis buysi Penrith, 1970
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 Prognathochromis prognathus Pellegrin, 1904
taeniurus, Lamprologus Boulenger, 1914 exLamprologus 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 Prognathochromis 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 guentheri (Sauvage, 1882)
thapsinogen, Metriaclima Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997 Metriaclima pyrsonotos Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997
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 Aequidens tetramerus Heckel, 1840
urophthalmus trispilum, Cichlasoma Hubbs, 1935 exCichlasoma urophthalmus (Günther, 1862)
tristrami, Haligenes Günther , 1860 Tilapia zillii (Gervais, 1848)
tucunare, Cichla Heckel, 1840 Cichla temensis Humboldt, 1821
ucayalensis, Chromys Castelnau , 1855 Chaetobranchus flavescens Heckel, 1840
underwoodi, Tomocichla Regan , 1908 Tomocichla tuba Meek, 1912
unicolor, Acara Heckel, 1840 Acaronia nassa Heckel, 1840
unimaculata, Chromys Castelnau , 1855 Geophagus brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
unimaculatus, Hypsophrys Agassiz, 1859 Hypsophrys nicaraguensis Günther, 1864
uniocellata, Chromys Castelnau , 1855 Aequidens tetramerus Heckel, 1840
unipunctata, Chromys Castelnau , 1855 Geophagus obscurus (Castelnau, 1855)
unitaeniatus, Cichla Magalhaes, 1931 Cichla temensis Humboldt, 1821
ventralis (Replaced as P. nicholsi), Paratilapia Nichols, 1928 Pseudocrenilabrus nicholsi Pellegrin, 1928
versluysi, Haplochromis Lohberger , 1929 Prognathochromis prognathus Pellegrin, 1904
vittatus, Centrarchus Jardine, 1843 Aequidens pallidus Heckel, 1840
vollmeringi, Paratilapia Steindachner , 1914 Astatotilapia bloyeti Sauvagae, 1883
voltae, Hemichromis Steindachner, 1887 Chromidotilapia guentheri (Sauvage, 1882)
vombergae, Cichlosoma Ladiges, 1938 Nandopsis haitiensis (Tee-Van, 1935)
vorax, Chromis Pfeffer, 1893 Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852)
walteri, Otopharynx Konings, 1990 Otopharynx lithobates Oliver, 1989
weisei, Apistogramma Ahl, 1936 Taeniacara candidi Myers, 1935
wickleri, Apistogramma Meinken , 1960 Apistogramma steindachneri (Regan, 1908)
wittei, Haplochromis Poll, 1939 Paralabidochromis paucidens (Regan, 1921)
woosnami, Tilapia Boulenger, 1911 Sargochromis codringtonii Boulenger, 1905
xanthodigma, Melanochromis Bowers & Stauffer, 1997 Melanochromis baliodigma Bowers & Stauffer, 1997
xenodon, Paratilapia Nichols & Griscom, 1917 Heterochromis multidens Pellegrin, 1900
xenodonta, Bayonia Boulenger , 1911 Macropleurodus bicolor Boulenger, 1906
xenotilapiaformis, Pelmatochromis Borodin, 1931 Callochromis macrops Boulenger, 1898
zambesensis, Paratilapia Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917 Serranochromis robustus Günther, 1864
ocellatus zebra, Astronotus Pellegrin , 1904 Astronotus ocellatus Agassiz, 1831
zebroides, Microchromis Johnson, 1975 Cynotilapia afra Günther, 1894

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