Other identification tools | FishBase

Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Cichlinae
Genus: Cichla

(See list of species below)


Select Class:     Select Order:   
Select Family: Subfamily:     Select Genus:
Select Ocean (marine/brackish) or Continent (freshwater):
Select a country:
Only include species occuring above: m
Total number of spines in dorsal and anal fins (optional).      Enter total length (TL) and maximum body depth (BD)
Show family drawing(s)



15 species (see list below)
Export file

1 of 1 Jump to:

Sort by: Species Length Year
1 of 1 Jump to:
Export file
n = 15

Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Cichla intermedia South America 55 TL 1971
Cichla jariina South America 34 SL 2006
Cichla kelberi South America 58.5 SL 2006
Cichla melaniae South America 36 TL 2006
Cichla mirianae South America 52 SL 2006
Cichla monoculus South America 70 SL 1831
Cichla nigromaculata South America 26.3 SL 1843
Cichla ocellaris Peacock cichlid South America 74 TL 1801
Cichla orinocensis South America 61.7 SL 1821
Cichla pinima South America 52 SL 2006
Cichla piquiti South America. 48 TL 2006
Cichla pleiozona South America 44.2 SL 2006
Cichla temensis Speckled pavon South America 99 TL 1821
Cichla thyrorus South America 43 SL 2006
Cichla vazzoleri South America 41 SL 2006



Other identification tools in FishBase


Quick Identification
Identification keys
Identification by morphometrics
Identification by pictures:
          If you already know the Family, go to Search FishBase, select Family and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in FishBase for the family.

          If you already know the Country, go to Search FishBase, select Country and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in FishBase for the country.

          If you already know the Ecosystem, go to Search FishBase, select Ecosystem and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in FishBase for the ecosystem.
cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013