Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Cichlinae
Genus: Cichla

(See list of species below)

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15 species (see list below)

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Photo by Linares, A.

Cichla intermedia
[]

Photo by Kullander, S.O.

Cichla jariina
[]

Photo by Dienn, T.

Cichla kelberi
[]

Photo by Vidal, W.

Cichla melaniae
[]

Photo by Kullander, S.O.

Cichla mirianae
[]

Photo by Kullander, S.O.

Cichla monoculus
[]

Photo by Kullander, S.O.

Cichla nigromaculata
[]

Photo by Kullander, S.O.

Cichla ocellaris
[Peacock cichlid]

Photo by Lucanus, O.

Cichla orinocensis
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Cichla pinima
[]

Photo by Equipe de Ictiologia do Nupélia

Cichla piquiti
[]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Cichla pleiozona
[]

Photo by Fürderer, H.

Cichla temensis
[Speckled pavon]

Photo by Kullander, S.O.

Cichla thyrorus
[]

Photo by Kullander, S.O.

Cichla vazzoleri
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15 Species of Family Cichlidae with Genus Cichla
(Cichlids)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1971	Cichla intermedia		South America	55 TL
2006	Cichla jariina		South America	34 SL
2006	Cichla kelberi		South America	39.4 TL
2006	Cichla melaniae		South America	36 TL
2006	Cichla mirianae		South America	52 SL
1831	Cichla monoculus		South America	70 SL
1843	Cichla nigromaculata		South America	26.3 SL
1801	Cichla ocellaris	Peacock cichlid	South America	74 TL
1821	Cichla orinocensis		South America	61.7 SL
2006	Cichla pinima		South America	52 SL
2006	Cichla piquiti		South America.	43 SL
2006	Cichla pleiozona		South America	44.2 SL
1821	Cichla temensis	Speckled pavon	South America	99 TL
2006	Cichla thyrorus		South America	43 SL
2006	Cichla vazzoleri		South America	41 SL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Cichlidae CichlidsSubfamily: CichlinaeGenus: Cichla(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Cichlinae
Genus: Cichla

(See list of species below)