Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Pisces > Class Actinopterygii > Order Perciformes

Cichlidae

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Family group names

*cichlids*		subjective synonym

Children

Cichlasoma Swainson, 1839
Hemichromis Peters, 1857
Herotilapia Pellegrin, 1904
Oreochromis Günther, 1889
Pseudocrenilabrinae

Vernaculars (+) (-)

English: cichlids

Literature

basis of record	Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology.

Taxon found in 477 publications.

No records found.

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Citation

WoRMS (2014). Cichlidae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2014) FishBase. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:151383

Dr Jorg Freyhof. Cichlidae. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=12076

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urn:lsid:faunaeur.org:taxname:12076

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2005-04-06 by Dr Jorg Freyhof & by Simon Claus

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