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Natura - nature
..Mundus - physical world
....Naturalia - natural bodies
......Biota
........Domain Eukaryota - eukaryotes
..........Unikonta
............Opisthokonta
..............Holozoa
................Kingdom Animalia - animals
..................Epitheliozoa
....................Eumetazoa - eumetazoans
......................Bilateria - bilaterians
........................Eubilateria
..........................Deuterostomia - deuterostomes
............................Phylum Chordata - chordates
..............................Subphylum Vertebrata - vertebrates
................................Infraphylum Gnathostomata - jawed vertebrates
..................................Class Osteichthyes
....................................Subclass Actinopterygii - ray-finned fishes
......................................Infraclass Actinopteri
........................................Superdivision Neopterygii
..........................................Division Halecostomi
............................................Subdivision Teleostei
..............................................Infradivision Elopocephala
................................................Cohort Clupeocephala
..................................................Subcohort Euteleostei
....................................................Infracohort Neognathi
......................................................Division Neoteleostei
........................................................Subdivision Eurypterygii
..........................................................Infradivision Ctenosquamata
............................................................Acanthomorpha
..............................................................Superorder Acanthopterygii
................................................................Series Percomorpha
..................................................................Order Perciformes
....................................................................Suborder Labroidei
......................................................................Family Embiotocidae - surfperches
......................................................................Family Labridae - wrasses
......................................................................Family Odacidae
......................................................................Family Pomacentridae - damselfishes and anemonefishes
......................................................................Family Scaridae - parrotfishes
......................................................................Family Cichlidae - cichlids
........................................................................Genus Acarichthys
........................................................................Genus Acaronia
........................................................................Genus Aequidens
........................................................................Genus Alticorpus
........................................................................Genus Altolamprologus
........................................................................Genus Amphilophus
........................................................................Genus Anomalochromis
........................................................................Genus Apistogrammoides
........................................................................Genus Aristochromis
........................................................................Genus Astatoreochromis
........................................................................Genus Astatotilapia
........................................................................Genus Astronotus
........................................................................Genus Aulonocara
........................................................................Genus Aulonocranus
........................................................................Genus Australoheros
........................................................................Genus Baileychromis
........................................................................Genus Bathybates
........................................................................Genus Benthochromis
........................................................................Genus Biotodoma
........................................................................Genus Biotoecus
........................................................................Genus Boulengerochromis
........................................................................Genus Buccochromis
........................................................................Genus Bujurquina
........................................................................Genus Callochromis
........................................................................Genus Caprichromis
........................................................................Genus Caquetaia
........................................................................Genus Cardiopharynx
........................................................................Genus Chaetobranchopsis
........................................................................Genus Chaetobranchus
........................................................................Genus Chalinochromis
........................................................................Genus Champsochromis
........................................................................Genus Cheilochromis
........................................................................Genus Chetia
........................................................................Genus Chilochromis
........................................................................Genus Chilotilapia
........................................................................Genus Chromidotilapia
........................................................................Genus Cichla
........................................................................Genus Cichlasoma
........................................................................Genus Cleithracara
........................................................................Genus Congochromis
........................................................................Genus Copadichromis
........................................................................Genus Corematodus
........................................................................Genus Crenicara
........................................................................Genus Crenicichla
........................................................................Genus Ctenochromis
........................................................................Genus Ctenopharynx
........................................................................Genus Cunningtonia
........................................................................Genus Cyathochromis
........................................................................Genus Cyathopharynx
........................................................................Genus Cyclopharynx
........................................................................Genus Cynotilapia
........................................................................Genus Cyphotilapia
........................................................................Genus Cyprichromis
........................................................................Genus Cyrtocara
........................................................................Genus Danakilia
........................................................................Genus Dicrossus
........................................................................Genus Dimidiochromis
........................................................................Genus Diplotaxodon
........................................................................Genus Divandu
........................................................................Genus Docimodus
........................................................................Genus Eclectochromis
........................................................................Genus Ectodus
........................................................................Genus Enantiopus
........................................................................Genus Eretmodus
........................................................................Genus Etia
........................................................................Genus Etroplus
........................................................................Genus Exochochromis
........................................................................Genus Fossorochromis
........................................................................Genus Genyochromis
........................................................................Genus Geophagus
........................................................................Genus Gephyrochromis
........................................................................Genus Gnathochromis
........................................................................Genus Gobiocichla
........................................................................Genus Grammatotria
........................................................................Genus Greenwoodochromis
........................................................................Genus Guianacara
........................................................................Genus Gymnogeophagus
........................................................................Genus Haplochromis
........................................................................Genus Haplotaxodon
........................................................................Genus Hemibates
........................................................................Genus Hemichromis
........................................................................Genus Hemitaeniochromis
........................................................................Genus Hemitilapia
........................................................................Genus Herichthys
........................................................................Genus Heroina
........................................................................Genus Heterochromis
........................................................................Genus Hoplarchus
........................................................................Genus Hoplotilapia
........................................................................Genus Hypselecara
........................................................................Genus Iodotropheus
........................................................................Genus Iranocichla
........................................................................Genus Julidochromis
........................................................................Genus Konia
........................................................................Genus Krobia
........................................................................Genus Labeotropheus
........................................................................Genus Labidochromis
........................................................................Genus Laetacara
........................................................................Genus Lamprologus
........................................................................Genus Lepidiolamprologus
........................................................................Genus Lestradea
........................................................................Genus Lethrinops
........................................................................Genus Lichnochromis
........................................................................Genus Limbochromis
........................................................................Genus Limnochromis
........................................................................Genus Limnotilapia
........................................................................Genus Lobochilotes
........................................................................Genus Macropleurodus
........................................................................Genus Maravichromis
........................................................................Genus Mazarunia
........................................................................Genus Mchenga
........................................................................Genus Melanochromis
........................................................................Genus Mesonauta
........................................................................Genus Microchromis
........................................................................Genus Myaka
........................................................................Genus Mylochromis
........................................................................Genus Naevochromis
........................................................................Genus Nannacara
........................................................................Genus Nanochromis
........................................................................Genus Neochromis
........................................................................Genus Neolamprologus
........................................................................Genus Nimbochromis
........................................................................Genus Nyassachromis
........................................................................Genus Ophthalmotilapia
........................................................................Genus Oreochromis
........................................................................Genus Orthochromis
........................................................................Genus Otopharynx
........................................................................Genus Oxylapia
........................................................................Genus Pallidochromis
........................................................................Genus Parachromis
........................................................................Genus Paracyprichromis
........................................................................Genus Paralabidochromis
........................................................................Genus Parananochromis
........................................................................Genus Paraneetroplus
........................................................................Genus Paratilapia
........................................................................Genus Paretroplus
........................................................................Genus Pelmatochromis
........................................................................Genus Pelvicachromis
........................................................................Genus Perissodus
........................................................................Genus Petenia
........................................................................Genus Petrochromis
........................................................................Genus Petrotilapia
........................................................................Genus Pharyngochromis
........................................................................Genus Placidochromis
........................................................................Genus Platytaeniodus
........................................................................Genus Plecodus
........................................................................Genus Protomelas
........................................................................Genus Pseudocrenilabrus
........................................................................Genus Pseudosimochromis
........................................................................Genus Pseudotropheus
........................................................................Genus Pterochromis
........................................................................Genus Pterophyllum
........................................................................Genus Ptychochromis
........................................................................Genus Ptychochromoides
........................................................................Genus Pungu
........................................................................Genus Pyxichromis
........................................................................Genus Reganochromis
........................................................................Genus Retroculus
........................................................................Genus Rhamphochromis
........................................................................Genus Sargochromis
........................................................................Genus Sarotherodon
........................................................................Genus Satanoperca
........................................................................Genus Schubotzia
........................................................................Genus Schwetzochromis
........................................................................Genus Sciaenochromis
........................................................................Genus Serranochromis
........................................................................Genus Simochromis
........................................................................Genus Spathodus
........................................................................Genus Steatocranus
........................................................................Genus Stigmatochromis
........................................................................Genus Stomatepia
........................................................................Genus Symphysodon
........................................................................Genus Taeniacara
........................................................................Genus Taeniochromis
........................................................................Genus Taeniolethrinops
........................................................................Genus Tahuantinsuyoa
........................................................................Genus Tangachromis
........................................................................Genus Tanganicodus
........................................................................Genus Teleocichla
........................................................................Genus Teleogramma
........................................................................Genus Telmatochromis
........................................................................Genus Theraps
........................................................................Genus Thoracochromis
........................................................................Genus Thorichthys
........................................................................Genus Thysochromis
........................................................................Genus Tilapia
........................................................................Genus Tomocichla
........................................................................Genus Tramitichromis
........................................................................Genus Trematocara
........................................................................Genus Trematocranus
........................................................................Genus Triglachromis
........................................................................Genus Tristramella
........................................................................Genus Tropheus
........................................................................Genus Tylochromis
........................................................................Genus Tyrannochromis
........................................................................Genus Uaru
........................................................................Genus Variabilichromis
........................................................................Genus Vieja
........................................................................Genus Xenochromis
........................................................................Genus Xenotilapia
........................................................................Tribe Heroini
........................................................................Subfamily Geophaginae
........................................................................Subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae
........................................................................»Genus Amatitlania
........................................................................»Genus Apistogramma
........................................................................»Genus Archocentrus
........................................................................»Genus Cryptoheros
........................................................................»Genus Heros
........................................................................»Genus Hypsophrys
........................................................................»Genus Rocio
........................................................................(Genus Acara)
........................................................................(Genus Acaropsis)
........................................................................(Genus Allochromis)
........................................................................(Genus Asprotilapia)
........................................................................(Genus Barombia)
........................................................................(Genus Batrachops)
........................................................................(Genus Cichlosoma)
........................................................................(Genus Harpagochromis)
........................................................................(Genus Hemihaplochromis)
........................................................................(Genus Herotilapia)
........................................................................(Genus Heterogramma)
........................................................................(Genus Heterotilapia)
........................................................................(Genus Ivanacara)
........................................................................(Genus Mbuna)
........................................................................(Genus Mesops)
........................................................................(Genus Metriaclima)
........................................................................(Genus Microdontochromis)
........................................................................(Genus Microgeophagus)
........................................................................(Genus Neetroplus)
........................................................................(Genus Papiliochromis)
........................................................................(Genus Parapetenia)
........................................................................(Genus Platygnathochromis)
........................................................................(Genus Pterophillum)
........................................................................(Genus Telotrematocara)
........................................................................(Genus Trematochromis)
........................................................................(Genus Varu)
........................................................................(Subfamily Haplochrominae)
Paleontology
Geologic time
:
Eocene
-
Present
Ref:
R. Froese & D. Pauly (eds.), 1990-2008
: 11 Jan 2006
Geography
Geographic region
:
Africa
Geographic region
:
Asia
Geographic region
:
Central America
Geographic region
:
South America
Ecology/Habitat
Global 200 ecoregion
:
Madagascar Mangroves
Ref:
S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present
Habitat
:
Brackish
Habitat
:
Freshwater
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Last updated: 7 Apr 2012