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Extensive South American Cichlid Species List

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This is a quicklist of all documented cichlid (tropical fish) species of South America. Any underlined links point to the detailed cichlid information for that species. South American cichlids are very popular among aquarium hobbyists, especially Parrot cichlids. Acarichthys
Acarichthys heckelii

Acaronia
Acaronia nassa
Acaronia vultuosa

Aequidens
Aequidens chimantanus
Aequidens diadema
Aequidens epae
Aequidens gerciliae
Aequidens hoehnei
Aequidens mauesanus
Aequidens metae
Aequidens michaeli
Aequidens pallidus
Aequidens paloemeuensis
Aequidens patricki
Aequidens plagiozonatus
Aequidens potaroensis
Aequidens rondoni
Aequidens sp. "Atabapo"
Aequidens sp. "Koiras"
Aequidens sp. "Naaras"
Aequidens tetramerus
Aequidens tubicen
Aequidens viridis

'Aequidens'
'Aequidens' biseriatus

'Aequidens' coeruleopunctatus

'Aequidens' latifrons
'Aequidens' pulcher
'Aequidens' rivulatus
'Aequidens' sapayensis
'Aequidens' sp. "Gold Saum"
'Aequidens' sp. "Silber Saum"

Amphilophus
Amphilophus festae

Apistogramma
Apistogramma sp. "Abacaxis"
Apistogramma acrensis
Apistogramma agassizii
Apistogramma cf. agassizii "Broad Black Caudal Edge"
Apistogramma cf. agassizii "Netz/Net"
Apistogramma cf. agassizii "Pastel"
Apistogramma cf. agassizii "Purus"
Apistogramma aff. agassizii "Tefé"
Apistogramma alacrina
Apistogramma sp. "Amapá"
Apistogramma amoena
Apistogramma sp. "Araguaia"
Apistogramma arua
Apistogramma atahualpa
Apistogramma cf. atahualpa
Apistogramma sp. "Balzfleck/Courting-spot"
Apistogramma sp. "Barcelos"
Apistogramma bitaeniata
Apistogramma cf. bitaeniata "Porto Velho"
Apistogramma sp. "Blaukopf/Blue-head"
Apistogramma sp. "Blauspiegel/Blue-spangle"
Apistogramma sp. "Blutkehl/Cutthroat"
Apistogramma sp. "Breitbinden/Broad-banded"
Apistogramma sp. "Breitbinden (Brevis)"
Apistogramma sp. "Breitbinden (São Gabriel)"
Apistogramma borellii
Apistogramma brevis
Apistogramma cacatuoides
Apistogramma cf. cacatuoides "Manacapuru"
Apistogramma cf. cacatuoides "Putumayo"
Apistogramma caetei
Apistogramma cf. caetei "Capim"
Apistogramma cf. caetei "Paraguay"
Apistogramma cf. caetei "Rotwangen/Red-cheeks"
Apistogramma cf. caetei "Marajó"
Apistogramma aff. caetei "Guamá"
Apistogramma commbrae
Apistogramma sp. "Candeias"
Apistogramma sp. "Caura"
Apistogramma sp. "Chao"
Apistogramma sp. "Cruzeiro"
Apistogramma cruzi
Apistogramma diplotaenia
Apistogramma sp. "Doppelfleck/Double-spot"
Apistogramma elizabethae
Apistogramma cf. elizabethae
Apistogramma sp. "Erdfresser/Earth-eater"
Apistogramma eremnopyge
Apistogramma eunotus
Apistogramma cf. eunotus "Orangebauch/Orange-belly"
Apistogramma cf. eunotus "Orangeschwanz/Orange-tail"
Apistogramma cf. eunotus "Schwanzstreifen/Tail-stripes"
Apistogramma cf. eunotus "Shahuaya"
Apistogramma sp. "Gabelband/Fork-band"
Apistogramma cf. sp. "Gabelband/Fork-band"
Apistogramma geisleri
Apistogramma cf. geisleri "Brazil"
Apistogramma sp. "Gelbwangen/Yellow-cheeks"
Apistogramma sp. "Gelbwangen (Rio Negro)"
Apistogramma gephyra
Apistogramma cf. gephyra "Santarém"
Apistogramma gibbiceps
Apistogramma gossei
Apistogramma sp. "Guariquito"
Apistogramma guttata
Apistogramma sp. "Harlekin/Harlequin"
Apistogramma hippolytae
Apistogramma hoignei
Apistogramma cf. hoignei "Arauca"
Apistogramma hongsloi
Apistogramma cf. hongsloi "Arauca"
Apistogramma cf. hongsloi "Capanaparo"
Apistogramma cf. hongsloi "Cataniapo"
Apistogramma cf. hongsloi "Grau/Gray"
Apistogramma cf. hongsloi "Maripa"
Apistogramma cf. hongsloi "Orangegelb/Orange-yellow"
Apistogramma sp. "Içana"
Apistogramma inconspicua
Apistogramma iniridae
Apistogramma sp. "Inka/Inca"
Apistogramma inornata
Apistogramma sp. "Jabuti"
Apistogramma sp. "Jaru"
Apistogramma juruensis
Apistogramma linkei
Apistogramma luelingi
Apistogramma cf. luelingi
Apistogramma sp. "Macapá"
Apistogramma macmasteri
Apistogramma sp. "Mamoré"
Apistogramma sp. "Mariae"
Apistogramma martini
Apistogramma sp. "Masken/Masked"
Apistogramma sp. "Masken/Masked (Juruá)"
Apistogramma sp. "Maulbrüter/Mouthbrooder"
Apistogramma meinkeni
Apistogramma mendezi
Apistogramma sp. "Mitú"
Apistogramma sp. "Miuá"
Apistogramma moae
Apistogramma sp. "Nadelstreifen/Needle-stripes"
Apistogramma sp. "Nanay (Melgar)"
Apistogramma nijsseni
Apistogramma norberti
Apistogramma sp. "Orangeflossen/Orangefins"
Apistogramma sp. "Orangesaum/Orange-rimmed"
Apistogramma sp. "Orangestreifen/Orange-stripes"
Apistogramma ortmanni
Apistogramma cf. ortmanni "Cuyuni"
Apistogramma panduro
Apistogramma sp. "Papagei/Parrot"
Apistogramma sp. "Paraguay II"
Apistogramma sp. "Parati"
Apistogramma sp. "Paru"
Apistogramma paucisquamis
Apistogramma payaminonis
Apistogramma cf. payaminonis "Kästner"
Apistogramma sp. "Pebas"
Apistogramma sp. "Peixoto"
Apistogramma personata
Apistogramma cf. personata
Apistogramma pertensis
Apistogramma cf. pertensis
Apistogramma piauiensis
Apistogramma pleurotaenia
Apistogramma pulchra
Apistogramma cf. pulchra "Branco"
Apistogramma cf. pulchra "New Chingarno"
Apistogramma cf. pulchra "Marimari"
Apistogramma cf. pulchra "Uatumã"
Apistogramma sp. "Putumayo"
Apistogramma sp. "Putzer/Cleaner"
Apistogramma regani
Apistogramma cf. regani "Belem"
Apistogramma cf. regani "Trombetas"
Apistogramma resticulosa
Apistogramma cf. resticulosa "Aripuanã"
Apistogramma cf. resticulosa "Humaitá"
Apistogramma cf. resticulosa "Lagoa Abunã"
Apistogramma cf. resticulosa "Mamoré Blue"
Apistogramma cf. resticulosa "Nathaneal"
Apistogramma roraimae
Apistogramma rubrolineata
Apistogramma rupununi
Apistogramma cf. rupununi
Apistogramma similis
Apistogramma sp. "Rio Preto do Candeias"
Apistogramma sp. "Rotporen/Red-pores"
Apistogramma sp. "Rotpunkt"
Apistogramma sp. "Rotpunkt (Guayas)"
Apistogramma sp. "São Gabriel"
Apistogramma sp. "Schuppenfleck/Scale-spot"
Apistogramma sp. "Schwanzzipfel/Tail-point"
Apistogramma sp. "Schwarzbrust/Blackbreast"
Apistogramma sp. "Schwarzkehl/Black-throat"
Apistogramma sp. "Schwarzkinn/Black-chin"
Apistogramma sp. "Segelflossen/Sail-fin"
Apistogramma staecki
Apistogramma cf. staecki Guaporé
Apistogramma steindachneri
Apistogramma cf. steindachneri (Rupununi)
Apistogramma taeniata
Apistogramma cf. taeniata 1 (Curuá)
Apistogramma cf. taeniata 1 (Curuá-Una)
Apistogramma cf. taeniata 1 (Prainha)
Apistogramma cf. taeniata 1 (Tapajós)
Apistogramma cf. taeniata 2 (Arapiuns)
Apistogramma cf. taeniata 2 (Blauglanz/Blue-sheen)
Apistogramma cf. taeniata 2 (IgarapéAçu)
Apistogramma cf. taeniata 2 (Mayland & Bork)
Apistogramma sp. "Tahuayo"
Apistogramma sp. "Tiquié "
Apistogramma trifasciata
Apistogramma tucurui
Apistogramma uaupesi
Apistogramma cf. uaupesi
Apistogramma urteagai
Apistogramma velifera
Apistogramma sp. "Ventuari 2"
Apistogramma viejita
Apistogramma sp. "Vielfleck/Multi-spot"
Apistogramma sp. "Wangenflecken/Cheek-spots"
Apistogramma sp. "Weißsaum/White-rimmed"
Apistogramma sp. "Winkelfleck/Angle-spot 1 (Light)"
Apistogramma sp. "Winkelfleck/Angle-spot 2 (Dark)"
Apistogramma sp. "Xingu"
Apistogramma sp. "Xipamanu"
Apistogramma sp. "Zickzack/Zigzag"
Apistogramma sp. "Zwilling/Twin"

Apistogrammoides
Apistogrammoides pucallpaensis

Astronotus
Astronotus crassipinnis
Astronotus ocellatus

Biotodoma
Biotodoma cupido
Biotodoma sp."Aripuana"
Biotodoma sp."Guyana"
Biotodoma wavrini

Biotoecus
Biotoecus dicentrarchus
Biotoecus opercularis

Bujurquina
Bujurquina apoparuana
Bujurquina cordemadi
Bujurquina eurhinus
Bujurquina hophrys
Bujurquina huallagae
Bujurquina labiosa
Bujurquina mariae
Bujurquina megalospilus
Bujurquina moriorum
Bujurquina oenolaemus
Bujurquina ortegai
Bujurquina peregrinabunda
Bujurquina robusta
Bujurquina syspilus
Bujurquina tambopatae
Bujurquina vittata
Bujurquina zamorensis

Caquetaia
Caquetaia kraussii
Caquetaia myersi
Caquetaia spectabilis
Caquetaia umbrifera

Chaetobranchopsis
Chaetobranchopsis australis
Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis

Chaetobranchus
Chaetobranchus flavescens
Chaetobranchus semifasciatus

Cichla
Cichla intermedia
Cichla monoculus
Cichla ocellaris
Cichla orinocensis
Cichla temensis

Cichlasoma
Cichlasoma amazonarum
Cichlasoma araguaiense
Cichlasoma bimaculatum
Cichlasoma boliviense
Cichlasoma dimerus
Cichlasoma facetum
Cichlasoma orientale
Cichlasoma orinocense
Cichlasoma paranaense
Cichlasoma portalegrense
Cichlasoma pusillum
Cichlasoma santifranciscense
Cichlasoma scitulum
Cichlasoma taenia
Cichlasoma tembe

Cleithracara
Cleithracara maronii

Crenicara
Crenicara latruncularium
Crenicara punctulatum

Crenicichla
Crenicichla acutirostris
Crenicichla adspersa
Crenicichla albopunctata
Crenicichla alta
Crenicichla anthurus
Crenicichla brasiliensis
Crenicichla britskii
Crenicichla cametana
Crenicichla celidochilus
Crenicichla cincta
Crenicichla compressiceps
Crenicichla coppenamensis
Crenicichla cyanonotus
Crenicichla cyclostoma
Crenicichla dorsocellata
Crenicichla sp."Erepecuru"
Crenicichla frenata
Crenicichla gaucho
Crenicichla geayi
Crenicichla haroldoi
Crenicichla heckeli
Crenicichla sp. aff. heckeli "Cumina"
Crenicichla hemera
Crenicichla hummelincki
Crenicichla iguassuensis
Crenicichla inpa
Crenicichla igara
Crenicichla isbrueckeri
Crenicichla jaguarensis
Crenicichla jegui
Crenicichla johanna
Crenicichla jupiaensis
Crenicichla jurubi
Crenicichla lenticulata
Crenicichla lepidota
Crenicichla lucius
Crenicichla lugubris
Crenicichla macrophthalma
Crenicichla marmorata
Crenicichla menezesi
Crenicichla minuano
Crenicichla missioneira
Crenicichla mucuryna
Crenicichla multispinosa
Crenicichla nickeriensis
Crenicichla niederleinii
Crenicichla notophthalmus
Crenicichla sp. aff. notophthalmus "Maici-Mirim"
Crenicichla sp."Orinoco Dwarf"
Crenicichla pellegrini
Crenicichla percna
Crenicichla phaiospilus
Crenicichla prenda
Crenicichla punctata
Crenicichla proteus
Crenicichla pydanielae
Crenicichla regani
Crenicichla cf. regani
Crenicichla reticulata
Crenicichla rosemariae
Crenicichla santosi
Crenicichla saxatilis
Crenicichla scottii
Crenicichla sedentaria
Crenicichla semicincta
Crenicichla semifasciata
Crenicichla sipaliwini
Crenicichla strigata
Crenicichla stocki
Crenicichla sveni
Crenicichla tendybaguassu
Crenicichla ternetzi
Crenicichla tigrina
Crenicichla urosema
Crenicichla vaillanti
Crenicichla virgatula
Crenicichla vittata
Crenicichla wallacii

Dicrossus
Dicrossus filamentosus
Dicrossus sp. aff. filamentosus
Dicrossus maculatus
Dicrossus sp."Rio Negro"
Dicrossus sp."Tapajós"

Geophagus
Geophagus abalios
Geophagus sp."Altamira"
Geophagus altifrons
Geophagus cf. altifrons "Aripuana I"
Geophagus cf. altifrons "Aripuana II"
Geophagus sp."Amapá Grande"
Geophagus sp."Araguaia - Orange Head"
Geophagus sp."Araguari"
Geophagus argyrostictus
Geophagus cf. argyrostictus "Arapiuns"
Geophagus cf. argyrostictus "Aripuana"
Geophagus cf. argyrostictus "Cumina"
Geophagus cf. argyrostictus "Tapajós"
Geophagus cf. argyrostictus "Trombetas"
'Geophagus' sp."Bahia Red"
Geophagus brachybranchus
'Geophagus' brasiliensis
Geophagus brokopondo
Geophagus camopiensis
'Geophagus' crassilabris
Geophagus dicrozoster
Geophagus grammepareius
Geophagus harreri
'Geophagus' iporangensis
'Geophagus' itapicuruensis
Geophagus sp."Madeira"
Geophagus megasema
Geophagus sp."Maicuru"
'Geophagus' obscurus
Geophagus parnaibae
'Geophagus' pellegrin
Geophagus sp "Pindaré" ("Parnaíba")
Geophagus sp."Porto Franco"
Geophagus proximus
Geophagus sp."Rio Areões"
Geophagus sp."Rio Negro II"
'Geophagus' steindachneri
Geophagus surinamensis
Geophagus sp."Tapajós II"
Geophagus sp."Tapajós - Orange Head"
Geophagus taeniopareius
Geophagus winemilleri

Guianacara
Guianacara geayi
Guianacara oelemariensis
Guianacara owroewefi
Guianacara sp."Rio Caroni"
Guianacara sp."Red Cheek"
Guianacara sphenozona

Gymnogeophagus
Gymnogeophagus australis
Gymnogeophagus balzanii
Gymnogeophagus che
Gymnogeophagus gymnogenys
Gymnogeophagus labiatus
Gymnogeophagus lacustris
Gymnogeophagus meridionalis
Gymnogeophagus rhabdotus
Gymnogeophagus sp."Rosario I"
Gymnogeophagus sp."Rosario II"
Gymnogeophagus setequedas
Gymnogeophagus sp."Yaguarón"

Heroina
Heroina isonycterina

Heros
Heros efasciatus
Heros sp. "French Guyana"
Heros notatus
Heros severus
Heros spurius

Hoplarchus
Hoplarchus psittacus

Hypselecara
Hypselecara coryphaenoides
Hypselecara temporalis

Krobia
Krobia guianensis
Krobia aff. guyanensis "Oyapock"
Krobia itanyi

Laetacara
Laetacara sp."Buckelkopf/Hump-head"
Laetacara curviceps
Laetacara dorsigera
Laetacara flavilabris
Laetacara sp."Orangeflossen/Orange-fins"
Laetacara thayeri

Mazarunia
Mazarunia mazarunii

Mesonauta
Mesonauta acora
Mesonauta egregius
Mesonauta festivus
Mesonauta guyanae
Mesonauta insignis
Mesonauta mirificus

Mikrogeophagus
Mikrogeophagus altispinosus
Mikrogeophagus ramirezi
Mikrogeophagus sp."Zweifleck/Two-patch"

Nannacara
Nannacara adoketa
Nannacara anomala
Nannacara sp."Approuage"
Nannacara aureocephalus
Nannacara bimaculata
Nannacara sp."Essequibo"
Nannacara sp."Mana"
Nannacara sp."Marapanim"

Nannacara quadrispinae
Nannacara taenia

Pterophyllum
Pterophyllum altum
Pterophyllum leopoldi
Pterophyllum scalare

Retroculous
Retroculous lapidifer
Retroculous septentrionalis
Retroculous xinguensis

Satanoperca
Satanoperca acuticpes
Satanoperca daemon
Satanoperca sp."Jaru"
Satanoperca jurupari
Satanoperca cf. jurupari "Guyana"
Satanoperca cf. jurupari "Momon River"
Satanoperca cf. jurupari "Rio Capim"
Satanoperca leucosticta
Satanoperca cf. leucosticta "Amazonas Red"
Satanoperca cf. leucosticta "Gold Spot"
Satanoperca cf. leucosticta "Gold Stripe"
Satanoperca cf. leucosticta "Rio Tapajós"
Satanoperca cf. leucosticta "Speckle-Back"
Satanoperca cf. leucosticta "Xingu"
Satanoperca lilith
Satanoperca mapiritensis
Satanoperca pappaterra
Satanoperca sp."Redlip" ("French Guiana") ("Amapá")
Satanoperca sp."Tocantins"
Satanoperca sp."Trombetas"

Symphysodon
Symphysodon aequifasciatus
Symphysodon heckeli
Symphysodon discus

Taeniacara
Taeniacara candidi

Tahuantinsuyoa
Tahuantinsuyoa macantzatza
Tahuantinsuyoa chipi

Teleocichla
Teleocichla centisquama
Teleocichla centrarchus
Teleocichla cf. centrarchus
Teleocichla gephyrogramma
Teleocichla monogramma
Teleocichla cf. monogramma
Teleocichla sp."Paru"
Teleocichla prionogenys
Teleocichla proselytus
Teleocichla sp."Spotline"
Teleocichla sp."Xingu II"
Teleocichla sp."Xingu III"
Teleocichla sp."Xingu IV"

Uaru
Uaru amphiacanthoides
Uaru fernandezyepezi

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South African Chiclid

Jason (Unregistered) 2007-10-22 03:52:10

I have a Chiclid and i wouldn't have a clue what type it is. Its hard to describe but here goes, its the normal fish colour but with plenty of black spots on it. Can someone give me some direction or answers

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acarichthys heckeli

Mike doering (Unregistered) 2008-01-22 23:53:43

Looking to locate and purchase a nice male only. Do you have these for sale?

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