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Cichlids
Cichlids () are a large, diverse, and widespread family of Percomorpha, percomorph fish in the family (biology), family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes. At least 1,760 species have been Binomial nomenclature, scientifically described, making it one of the largest vertebrate families, with only the Cyprinidae being more speciose. New species are discovered annually, and many species remain Undescribed taxon, undescribed. The actual number of species is therefore unknown, with estimates varying between 2,000 and 3,000. They are native to the Neotropics, Africa (including Madagascar), the Middle East, and the Indian subcontinent, although some species have been introduced worldwide. Many cichlids, particularly tilapia, are important food fishes, while others, such as the ''Cichla'' species, are valued game fish. The family also includes many popular freshwater aquarium fish fishkeeping, kept by hobbyists, including the freshwater angelfish, angelfish, Astronotus ocellatus, oscar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mbuna
Mbuna (pronounced Mmm-boo-nah ) is the common name for a large group of African cichlids from Lake Malawi, and are members of the haplochromine tribe within the family Cichlidae. The name ''mbuna'' means "rockfish" in the language of the Tonga people of Malawi.Loiselle Paul V. (1988) ''A Fishkeepers Guide to African Cichlids.'' p 97. Salamander Books, London & New York, . As the name implies, most mbuna are cichlids that live among the piles of rocks and along the rocky shores of Lake Malawi, as opposed to the utaka, cichlids that live in the open water or on sandy shores or soft substrates. Some species of mbuna are highly sexually dimorphic, although many are not. Almost all of the cichlid species of Lake Malawi, including mbuna and non mbuna such as the utaka, are believed to have descended from one or a very few species that became isolated in the lake. With rising water levels, new habitats could be colonized and the many isolated rocky outcrops allowed new mbuna species to f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eretmodini
Eretmodini is a tribe of African cichlids. It contains five species of freshwater fish endemic to Lake Tanganyika. They are small fish with reduced swim bladders that are found near the bottom in the turbulent, coastal surf zone.Smith, M.P. (1998). Lake Tanganyikan Cichlids, p. 10. They are mouthbrooders. Genera There are three genera, consisting of five species in the tribe: *''Eretmodus ''Eretmodus'' is a genus of cichlids endemic to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa East Africa, also known as Eastern Africa or the East of Africa, is a region at the eastern edge of the Africa, African continent, distinguished by its unique geo ...'' Boulenger, 1898 *'' Spathodus'' Boulenger, 1900 *'' Tanganicodus'' Poll, 1950 References External links * http://ctdbase.org/detail.go?type=taxon&acc=319068 * Pseudocrenilabrinae * Cichlid fish of Africa {{Pseudocrenilabrinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyprichromini
Cyprichromini is a tribe of African cichlids, containing seven species in two genera: '' Cyprichromis'' and '' Paracyprichromis''. Most species are endemic to Lake Tanganyika; only '' C. microlepidotus'' has also been seen in eastern Tanzania. The members of this tribe are small elongated fish found in schools in open waters where they feed on plankton Plankton are the diverse collection of organisms that drift in Hydrosphere, water (or atmosphere, air) but are unable to actively propel themselves against ocean current, currents (or wind). The individual organisms constituting plankton are ca ....Smith, M.P. (1998). Lake Tanganyikan Cichlids, p. 9. They are mouthbrooders. References External links Phylogenetic analysis of Cyprichromini (Perciformes: Cichlidae) endemic to Lake Tanganyika and validation of the genus ParacyprichromisMitochondrial phylogeny of the Cyprichromini, a lineage of open-water cichlid fishes endemic to Lake Tanganyika, East Africa Pseudocreni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cichlini
Peacock bass or Brazilian tucunaré are large freshwater cichlids of the genus ''Cichla''. These are diurnal predatory fishes native to the Amazon and Orinoco basins, as well as rivers of the Guianas, in tropical South America. They are sometimes referred to in English by their Brazilian name ''tucunaré'' or their Spanish name ''pavon''. Despite the common name and their superficial similarity, they are not closely related to other fish known as bass, such as the North American largemouth bass (''Micropterus salmoides''). Peacock bass are important food fish and are also considered valuable game fish. This has resulted in their accidental (escapees from fish farms) or deliberate (release by fishers) introduction to regions outside their native range, both elsewhere in South America, and in warm parts of North America and Asia. Singles have been caught elsewhere, including Australia, but do not appear to have become established there. Where established as an introduced species ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cichlinae
The Cichlinae are a subfamily of fishes in the Cichlidae, cichlid family, native to Centra America, Central and South America. This subfamily consists of approximately 117 described species as of July 2017. Some authors have suggested that the Cichlinae encompasses all of the Neotropical Cichlids and found the taxon to be Monophyly, monophyletic and to be divided into seven Tribe (biology), tribes: Astronotini, Chaetobranchini, Cichlasomatini, Cichlini, Geophagini, Heroini, and Retroculini. In this system the Geophaginae plus the Chaetobranchini were recovered as the sister taxon to the clade consisting of the Heroini plus the Cichlatsomatini, these latter two being referred to as the subfamily Cichlasomatinae in some classifications, while the Monotypy, monogeneric Astronotini was a sister taxon to these four, while the Cichlini and Retroculini made up a sister clade of the other five. Tribes The following tribes make up the subfamily Cichlinae: * Cichlini * Retroculini * As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Etiini
''Etia nguti'' is a species of cichlid fish endemic to Cameroon in Central Africa where it is only known from the Nguti River (Ehumbve river), a tributary of the Cross- Manyu River. This species can reach up to in standard length. It is the only member of its genus and tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflict .... Etymology The species name refers to the village Nguti in Southwestern Cameroon where the majority of the type series was collected. The generic name "Etia" in the indigenous Mbo language spoken in Nguti means "located in", 'Etia Nguti' literally means "located in Nguti."Schliewen, U.K. and M.L. Stiassny, 2003. ''Etia nguti'', a new genus and species of cichlid fish from the River Mamfue, Upper Cross River basin in Cameroon, West-Central Africa. Ichthyol. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bathybatini
Bathybatini is a tribe of cichlids endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa. They are mostly found in relatively deep waters and mainly feed on fish ('' Bathybates'' and '' Hemibates'') or plankton Plankton are the diverse collection of organisms that drift in Hydrosphere, water (or atmosphere, air) but are unable to actively propel themselves against ocean current, currents (or wind). The individual organisms constituting plankton are ca ... ('' Trematocara'').Smith, M.P. (1998). Lake Tanganyikan Cichlids, p. 9. They are mouthbrooders. This tribe is sometimes restricted to ''Bathybates'', in which case ''Hemibates'' is in Hemibatini and ''Trematocara'' in Trematocarini. References Pseudocrenilabrinae {{Pseudocrenilabrinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chromidotilapiini
Chromidotilapiini is a tribe of small cichlids from tropical West and Middle Africa. There are thirteen genera and over fifty described species in this tribe. Genera The following genera are classified within the tribe Chromidotilapiini: * '' Benitochromis'' Lamboj, 2001 * '' Chromidotilapia'' Boulenger, 1898 * '' Congochromis'' Stiassny & Schliewen, 2007 * '' Divandu'' Lamboj & Snoeks, 2000 *'' Enigmatochromis'' Lamboj 2009 * '' Limbochromis'' Greenwood, 1987 * '' Nanochromis'' Pellegrin, 1904 * '' Parananochromis'' Greenwood, 1987 * '' Pelmatochromis'' Steindachner, 1894 * '' Pelvicachromis'' Thys van den Audenaerde, 1968 * '' Teleogramma'' Boulenger, 1899 * ''Thysochromis ''Thysochromis'' is a genus of cichlids native to West West is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The wor ...'' Daget 1988 * '' Wallaceochromis'' Lamboj, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coelotilapiini
''Coelotilapia joka'' is a vulnerable species of cichlid fish from rivers in Sierra Leone and Liberia in West Africa. This relatively small tilapia formerly was included in the genus ''Tilapia'', but in 2013 it was moved to its own genus ''Coelotilapia'' and tribe Coelotilapini. It is an oval shaped fish with a black body coloring. Eight to nine yellow, transverse stripes mark the body. The head has small, irregular yellow lines that extend from the eye to the snout, forehead, and mouth. It is one of the few tilapia species that regularly are kept in aquariums. Characteristics ''Coelotilapia joka'' can reach up to about in total length. It originates from West Africa; found near the banks of clear rivers and tributaries of the lower parts of the Moa and Moro Rivers, southern Sierra Leone and northern Liberia Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coptodonini
''Coptodon'' is a genus of cichlids native to fresh, brackish and coastal marine waters in Africa with ''C. zillii'' also found in the Middle East. It is the only genus in the tribe Coptodonini. Formerly included in ''Tilapia'', this genus and tribe was separated in 2013.Dunz, A.R. & Schliewen, U.K. (2013): Molecular phylogeny and revised classification of the haplotilapiine cichlid fishes formerly referred to as ''“Tilapia”''. ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Available online 29 March 2013 doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2013.03.015'' Despite the change in genus, ''Coptodon'' spp. are still referred to by the common name tilapia. Several species are important in local fisheries and a few are aquacultured. Appearance Depending on the exact species, the maximum length of ''Coptodon'' ranges from ; the smallest is ''C. snyderae'', which also is the smallest tilapia. Although the individual species typically have different nonbreeding and breeding colors, the sexes are alike. Some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyclidia
''Cyclidia'' is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily of Cyclidiinae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1857. Cyclidia is one of two genera in the subfamily of Cyclidiinae, the other being '' Mimozethes''. The two genera differ in their genitalia, the male genitalia of the cyclidia is more developed and the female genitalia contains sclerotization, where '' Mimozethes does not.'' Cyclidia reside in Southeast Asia, specifically in China, India, Indonedia, Japan, Korean Peninsula, Laos, Mayanma, Nepal, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende .... Species * '' Cyclidia dictyaria'' Swinhoe, 1899 * '' Cyclidia diehli'' Lutz & Kobes, 2002 * '' Cyclidia fabiolaria'' Oberthür, 1884 * '' Cyclidia fractifasciata'' Leec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyphotilapiini
''Cyphotilapia'' is a small genus of African cichlids endemic to Lake Tanganyika, with ''C. frontosa'' being roughly confined to the northern half of the lake and ''C. gibberosa'' roughly to the southern half.Takahashi, T. and K. Nakaya (2003). New species of Cyphotilapia (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika, Africa. Copeia 2003(4): 824-832. They have a distinctly banded pattern, bulbous foreheads when mature and can reach up to in length. These are a mouth-brooding cichlid with a rather small batch of fry each spawn. The mother will hold the fry in her mouth for about 3–4 weeks before finally releasing about 30-70 fry. These are slow-growing fish, which take up to 6 years to reach sexual maturity. They can live for up to 25 years. Species There are currently two recognized species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
