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

(See list of species below)


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16 species (see list below)

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Photo by Lo Polo, J.C.

South America
Max. Length 11.4 cm SL
Cichlasoma amazonarum Kullander, 1983

Photo by Lo Polo, J.C.
 
Cichlasoma amazonarum
[]

Photo by DATZ

South America
Max. Length 9.2 cm SL
Cichlasoma araguaiense Kullander, 1983

Photo by DATZ
 
Cichlasoma araguaiense
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

South America
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Cichlasoma bimaculatum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Cichlasoma bimaculatum
[Black acara]

Photo by DATZ

South America
Max. Length 10.7 cm SL
Cichlasoma boliviense Kullander, 1983

Photo by DATZ
 
Cichlasoma boliviense
[]

Photo by Sazima, I.

South America
Max. Length 11.7 cm SL
Cichlasoma dimerus (Heckel, 1840)

Photo by Sazima, I.
 
Cichlasoma dimerus
[]
No picture found
Central America
Max. Length 6.5 cm TL
 
Cichlasoma geddesi
[]

Photo by DATZ

Central America
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Cichlasoma istlanum (Jordan & Snyder, 1899)

Photo by DATZ
 
Cichlasoma istlanum
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 13.6 cm SL
 
Cichlasoma orientale
[]

Photo by DATZ

South America
Max. Length 10.9 cm SL
Cichlasoma orinocense Kullander, 1983

Photo by DATZ
 
Cichlasoma orinocense
[]

Photo by Equipe de Ictiologia do Nupélia

South America
Max. Length 7.8 cm SL
Cichlasoma paranaense Kullander, 1983

Photo by Equipe de Ictiologia do Nupélia
 
Cichlasoma paranaense
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

South America
Max. Length 10.3 cm SL
Cichlasoma portalegrense (Hensel, 1870)

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Cichlasoma portalegrense
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 6.6 cm SL
 
Cichlasoma pusillum
[]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

South America
Max. Length 8.8 cm SL
Cichlasoma sanctifranciscense Kullander, 1983

Photo by Dubosc, J.
 
Cichlasoma sanctifranciscense
[]

Photo by DATZ

South America
Max. Length 12.8 cm SL
Cichlasoma taenia (Bennett, 1831)

Photo by DATZ
 
Cichlasoma taenia
[Brown coscarob]

Photo by DATZ

Central America
Max. Length 36.5 cm SL
Cichlasoma trimaculatum (Günther, 1867)

Photo by DATZ
 
Cichlasoma trimaculatum
[Three spot cichlid]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 10.0 cm SL
 
Cichlasoma zarskei
[]
16 Species of Family Cichlidae with Genus Cichlasoma
(Cichlids)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1983 Cichlasoma amazonarum South America 11.4 SL
1983 Cichlasoma araguaiense South America 9.2 SL
1758 Cichlasoma bimaculatum Black acara South America 30 TL
1983 Cichlasoma boliviense South America 10.7 SL
1840 Cichlasoma dimerus South America 11.7 SL
1905 Cichlasoma geddesi Central America 6.5 TL
1899 Cichlasoma istlanum Central America 30 TL
1983 Cichlasoma orientale South America 13.6 SL
1983 Cichlasoma orinocense South America 10.9 SL
1983 Cichlasoma paranaense South America 7.8 SL
1870 Cichlasoma portalegrense South America 10.3 SL
1983 Cichlasoma pusillum South America 6.6 SL
1983 Cichlasoma sanctifranciscense South America 8.8 SL
1831 Cichlasoma taenia Brown coscarob South America 12.8 SL
1867 Cichlasoma trimaculatum Three spot cichlid Central America 36.5 SL
2011 Cichlasoma zarskei South America 10.0 SL



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