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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Cichlasomatinae
Genus: Theraps

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4 species (see list below)

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Central America
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Theraps godmanni (Günther, 1862)

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Theraps godmanni
[Southern checkmark cichlid]

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Central America
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Theraps intermedius (Günther, 1862)

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Theraps intermedius
[Northern checkmark cichlid]

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Central America
Max. Length 19 cm SL
Theraps irregularis Günther, 1862

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Theraps irregularis
[Arroyo cichlid]

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Central America
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Theraps microphthalmus (Günther, 1862)

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Theraps microphthalmus
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4 Species of Family Cichlidae with Genus Theraps
(Cichlids)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1862 Theraps godmanni Southern checkmark cichlid Central America 30 TL
1862 Theraps intermedius Northern checkmark cichlid Central America 20 SL
1862 Theraps irregularis Arroyo cichlid Central America 19 SL
1862 Theraps microphthalmus Central America 25 SL



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