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  2. Cichlid - Wikipedia

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    Cichlids / ˈ s ɪ k l ɪ d z / [a] are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes. Traditionally Cichlids were classed in a suborder, the Labroidei , along with the wrasses ( Labridae ), in the order Perciformes , [ 3 ] but molecular studies have contradicted this grouping. [ 4 ]

  3. Convict cichlid - Wikipedia

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    Convict cichlid. The convict cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata) is a fish species from the family Cichlidae, native to Central America, [3] also known as the zebra cichlid. [4] Convict cichlids are popular aquarium fish [3] and have also been the subject of numerous studies on fish behaviour. [5]

  4. Cichliformes - Wikipedia

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    Cichla ocellaris. Bloch & Schneider, 1801. Cichliformes / ˈsɪklɪfɔːrmiːz / is an order of fishes. Its members were previously classified under the order Perciformes, but now many authorities consider it to be an independent order within the subseries Ovalentaria . The earliest fossils are known from the Eocene.

  5. Texas cichlid - Wikipedia

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    Texas cichlid - Wikipedia ... Texas cichlid

  6. Mbuna - Wikipedia

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    Mbuna (pronounced Mmm-boo-nah [1] ) is the common name for a large group of African cichlids from Lake Malawi, and are members of the haplochromine family. The name mbuna means "rockfish" in the language of the Tonga people of Malawi. [2] As the name implies, most mbuna are cichlids that live among the piles of rocks and along the rocky shores ...

  7. Crenicichla - Wikipedia

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    A 19th century watercolor painting of a pike cichlid from Brazil by Jacques Burkhardt. The genus Crenicichla is native to freshwater in tropical and subtropical South America east of the Andes, ranging from Trinidad and the Guiana Shield (including Orinoco), through the Amazon and Río de la Plata Basins, south as far as Río Negro in Argentina ...

  8. Firemouth cichlid - Wikipedia

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    Like most cichlids, brood care is highly developed; this species is an egg-layer. Firemouth cichlids form monogamous pairs and spawn on flattened surfaces of rocks, leaves or submerged wood. Breeding males are primarily responsible for territorial defense, while females are more intensively involved in raising the fry, though both parents lead ...

  9. Jewel cichlid - Wikipedia

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    Hemichromis is a genus of fishes from the cichlid family, known in the aquarium trade as jewel cichlids. Jewel cichlids are native to Africa. Within West Africa, Hemichromis species are found in creeks, streams, rivers and lakes with a variety of water qualities including brackish water lagoons. [1][2] As traditionally defined, the genus ...

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