Cichlid

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Apistogramma - Dwarf Cichlids

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Astronotus (Oscars)

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Boulengerochromis

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Cichlasoma - American Cichlids

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Crenicichla

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Geophagus

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Hemichromis

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Parachromis

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Pseudotropheus

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Pterophyllum - Freshwater Angelfish

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Symphysodon - Discus

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Teleogramma

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Thorichthys

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Tilapia

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Cichlids are a family of perciform fishes. The family Cichlidae is large and very diverse, and is one of the most important families of fish and is a major vertebrate family. It includes some 2000 species, in sizes that range from ca. 3 cm (e.g. Apistogramma) to close to a metre (Boulengerochromis, Cichla), and with morphologies ranging from highly compressed (Pterophyllum, Symphysodon, Altolamprologus) to extremely elongated (Teleogramma, some Crenicichla spp.).

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Some species are important food fishes, and many other are valued aquarium fishes. Some notable aquarium cichlids are the angelfish, discus, Jack Dempsey, shell dwellers and the oscar.

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Astronotus: Astronotus is a genus of fish from the family Cichlidae. The genus is one of three genera which make up the tribe Chaetobranchini. There are two species in the genus (listed below) both of which are found in the Amazon River basin of South America. Astronotus species grow to 35 cm in size, and...

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Cichlid related Images and Photos (experimental)

Midas Cichlid Head (Cichlasoma Citrinellum) Large Central American Rivers

Snail Dweller Cichlid (Lamprologus Brevis) Nests in Empty Snail Shells Lake Tanganyika Africa