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| Cichla | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Cichla Bloch and Schneider, 1801 |
Cichla is a genus of fifteen described species of fish from the family Cichlidae. Kullander & Ferreira (2006) described nine species in a recent paper and suggest the genus may include 5-15 other species, yet to be described. The genus includes important game fish, such as the peacock bass (C. orinocensis), and is also of interest to cichlid keeping aquarists. Cichla species are amongst the largest cichlids, with one species, (C. temensis), growing to over 90 cm (3 feet).
Species
- Cichla intermedia Machado-Allison, 1971
- Cichla jariina Kullander & Ferreira, 2006
- Cichla kelberi Kullander & Ferreira, 2006
- Cichla melaniae Kullander & Ferreira, 2006
- Cichla mirianae Kullander & Ferreira, 2006
- Cichla monoculus Spix & Agassiz, 1831
- Cichla nigromaculata Jardine & Schomburgk, 1843
- Cichla ocellaris Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Cichla orinocensis Humboldt in Humboldt and Valenciennes, 1821
- Cichla pinima Kullander & Ferreira, 2006
- Cichla piquiti Kullander & Ferreira, 2006
- Cichla pleiozona Kullander & Ferreira, 2006
- Cichla temensis Humboldt in Humboldt and Valenciennes, 1821
- Cichla thyrorus Kullander & Ferreira, 2006
- Cichla vazzoleri Kullander & Ferreira, 2006
References
- Nine Cichla described during review
- Kullander & Ferreira (2006). A review of the South American cichlid genus Cichla, with descriptions of nine new species (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 289-398.
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