255 cichlid genera
7,280 species across 255 genera. Each genus page maps where its species live, lists them, and traces the waters it belongs to.
Abactochromis
5 species · 5 records
Lake Malawi
Acarichthys
1 species · 749 records
The Amazon Basin
Acaronia
2 species · 763 records
The Amazon Basin
Aequidens
20 species · 2,216 records
The Amazon Basin, The Orinoco Basin
Allochromis
1 species · 1 records
Lake Victoria
Alticorpus
14 species · 14 records
Lake Malawi
Altolamprologus
93 species · 236 records
Lake Tanganyika
Amatitlania
10 species · 7 records
Amphilophus
18 species · 18 records
Laguna de Apoyo, Laguna de Xiloá, Lake Managua, Lake Nicaragua
Andinoacara
8 species · 646 records
The Amazon Basin
Anomalochromis
1 species · 1 records
Apistogramma
100 species · 2,758 records
The Amazon Basin, The Orinoco Basin, The Río Uruguay (middle & lower), The Paraná–La Plata
Apistogrammoides
1 species · 71 records
The Amazon Basin
Archocentrus
1 species · 1 records
Lake Nicaragua
Aristochromis
4 species · 4 records
Lake Malawi
Astatheros
1 species · 1 records
Astatoreochromis
7 species · 309 records
Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, Lake Edward
Astatotilapia
19 species · 145 records
Lake Tanganyika, Lake Malawi, Lake Victoria
Astronotus
3 species · 355 records
The Amazon Basin
Aulonocara
216 species · 247 records
Lake Malawi
Aulonocranus
22 species · 276 records
Lake Tanganyika
Australoheros
19 species · 13 records
The Río Uruguay (middle & lower), The Amazon Basin
Baileychromis
4 species · 4 records
Lake Tanganyika
Bathybates
19 species · 308 records
Lake Tanganyika
Benitochromis
6 species · 0 records
Benthochromis
23 species · 57 records
Lake Tanganyika
Biotodoma
2 species · 456 records
The Amazon Basin
Biotoecus
2 species · 211 records
The Amazon Basin
Boulengerochromis
18 species · 200 records
Lake Tanganyika
Buccochromis
19 species · 875 records
Lake Malawi
Bujurquina
21 species · 613 records
The Amazon Basin
Callochromis
37 species · 344 records
Lake Tanganyika
Caprichromis
6 species · 7 records
Lake Malawi
Caquetaia
3 species · 1,057 records
The Amazon Basin
Cardiopharynx
2 species · 70 records
Lake Tanganyika
Chaetobranchopsis
2 species · 74 records
The Amazon Basin
Chaetobranchus
2 species · 269 records
The Amazon Basin
Chalinochromis
26 species · 35 records
Lake Tanganyika
Champsochromis
7 species · 7 records
Lake Malawi
Cheilochromis
4 species · 5 records
Lake Malawi
Chetia
3 species · 0 records
Chiapaheros
1 species · 1 records
Chilochromis
1 species · 0 records
Chilotilapia
3 species · 3 records
Lake Malawi
Chindongo
114 species · 133 records
Lake Malawi
Chocoheros
1 species · 2 records
Chortiheros
1 species · 1 records
Chromidotilapia
7 species · 0 records
Chuco
3 species · 3 records
Cichla
16 species · 1,356 records
The Amazon Basin
Cichlasoma
13 species · 640 records
The Amazon Basin, The Río Uruguay (middle & lower)
Cincelichthys
2 species · 2 records
Cleithracara
1 species · 9 records
The Amazon Basin
Coelotilapia
1 species · 1 records
Congochromis
5 species · 0 records
Congolapia
3 species · 0 records
Copadichromis
218 species · 251 records
Lake Malawi
Coptodon
37 species · 1,379 records
Lake Malawi, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, Lake Kivu, Lake Mweru, Lake Rukwa, The Amazon Basin, Lake Edward
Corematodus
6 species · 8 records
Lake Malawi
Crenicara
2 species · 128 records
The Amazon Basin
Crenicichla
49 species · 477 records
The Amazon Basin, The Río Uruguay (middle & lower)
Cribroheros
8 species · 7 records
Lake Nicaragua
Cryptoheros
3 species · 1 records
Ctenochromis
3 species · 3 records
Lake Victoria
Ctenopharynx
10 species · 13 records
Lake Malawi
Cunningtonia
11 species · 46 records
Lake Tanganyika
Cyathochromis
4 species · 5 records
Lake Malawi
Cyathopharynx
96 species · 278 records
Lake Tanganyika
Cyclopharynx
2 species · 0 records
Cynotilapia
146 species · 169 records
Lake Malawi
Cyphotilapia
89 species · 131 records
Lake Tanganyika
Cyprichromis
97 species · 207 records
Lake Tanganyika
Cyrtocara
9 species · 9 records
Lake Malawi
Danakilia
2 species · 1 records
Darienheros
1 species · 1 records
Dicrossus
5 species · 260 records
The Amazon Basin
Dimidiochromis
19 species · 1,415 records
Lake Malawi
Diplotaxodon
43 species · 39 records
Lake Malawi
Divandu
1 species · 0 records
Docimodus
7 species · 8 records
Lake Malawi
Ectodus
12 species · 147 records
Lake Tanganyika
Enigmatochromis
1 species · 1 records
Eretmodus
95 species · 266 records
Lake Tanganyika
Etia
1 species · 0 records
Etroplus
2 species · 0 records
Exochochromis
1 species · 1 records
Lake Malawi
Fossorochromis
8 species · 178 records
Lake Malawi
Genyochromis
11 species · 16 records
Lake Malawi
Geophagus
36 species · 1,722 records
The Amazon Basin, The Orinoco Basin
Gephyrochromis
25 species · 31 records
Lake Malawi
Gnathochromis
26 species · 161 records
Lake Tanganyika
Gobiocichla
2 species · 0 records
Grammatotria
7 species · 178 records
Lake Tanganyika
Greenwoodochromis
12 species · 41 records
Lake Tanganyika
Guianacara
7 species · 460 records
The Amazon Basin
Gymnogeophagus
19 species · 11 records
The Río Uruguay (middle & lower)
Haplochromis
192 species · 5,629 records
Lake Victoria, Lake Edward, Lake Kivu, Lake Rukwa, Lake Tanganyika
Haplotaxodon
14 species · 79 records
Lake Tanganyika
Hemeraia
2 species · 20 records
The Amazon Basin
Hemibates
3 species · 39 records
Lake Tanganyika
Hemichromis
5 species · 0 records
Hemitaeniochromis
8 species · 9 records
Lake Malawi
Hemitilapia
6 species · 6 records
Lake Malawi
Herichthys
11 species · 8 records
Lower Rio Grande
Heroina
1 species · 16 records
The Amazon Basin
Heros
9 species · 798 records
The Amazon Basin
Herotilapia
1 species · 1 records
Lake Managua
Heterochromis
1 species · 0 records
Heterotilapia
1 species · 0 records
Hoplarchus
1 species · 54 records
The Amazon Basin
Hypselecara
2 species · 409 records
The Amazon Basin
Hypsophrys
1 species · 1 records
Lake Nicaragua
Interochromis
13 species · 33 records
Lake Tanganyika
Iodotropheus
8 species · 8 records
Lake Malawi
Iranocichla
2 species · 0 records
Isthmoheros
1 species · 2 records
Ivanacara
2 species · 10 records
The Amazon Basin
Julidochromis
113 species · 363 records
Lake Tanganyika
Katria
1 species · 0 records
Kihnichthys
1 species · 1 records
Konia
2 species · 0 records
Krobia
4 species · 193 records
The Amazon Basin
Kronoheros
3 species · 20 records
The Amazon Basin
Labeotropheus
126 species · 150 records
Lake Malawi
Labidochromis
127 species · 129 records
Lake Malawi
Labrochromis
4 species · 33 records
Lake Victoria, Lake Edward
Laetacara
7 species · 430 records
The Amazon Basin
Lamprologus
94 species · 82 records
Lake Tanganyika
Lepidiolamprologus
56 species · 406 records
Lake Tanganyika
Lestradea
10 species · 120 records
Lake Tanganyika
Lethrinops
164 species · 172 records
Lake Malawi
Lichnochromis
4 species · 4 records
Lake Malawi
Limbochromis
1 species · 0 records
Limnochromis
9 species · 56 records
Lake Tanganyika
Limnotilapia
3 species · 260 records
Lake Tanganyika
Lithochromis
3 species · 0 records
Lobochilotes
10 species · 167 records
Lake Tanganyika
Lufubuchromis
1 species · 1 records
Lugubria
18 species · 1,069 records
The Amazon Basin
Maskaheros
2 species · 3 records
The Amazon Basin
Mayaheros
6 species · 7 records
The Amazon Basin
Maylandia
485 species · 557 records
Lake Malawi
Mazarunia
3 species · 0 records
Mbipia
1 species · 0 records
Mchenga
17 species · 17 records
Lake Malawi
Melanochromis
92 species · 122 records
Lake Malawi
Mesoheros
4 species · 62 records
The Amazon Basin
Mesonauta
7 species · 1,550 records
The Amazon Basin
Mikrogeophagus
3 species · 33 records
The Amazon Basin
Myaka
1 species · 0 records
Mylochromis
111 species · 125 records
Lake Malawi
Naevochromis
3 species · 3 records
Lake Malawi
Nandopsis
4 species · 4 records
Nannacara
4 species · 11 records
The Amazon Basin
Nanochromis
8 species · 1 records
Neetroplus
1 species · 0 records
Neochromis
5 species · 139 records
Lake Victoria
Neolamprologus
616 species · 2,575 records
Lake Tanganyika
Nimbochromis
36 species · 62 records
Lake Malawi
Nyassachromis
41 species · 43 records
Lake Malawi
Ophthalmotilapia
168 species · 453 records
Lake Tanganyika
Oreochromis
49 species · 4,093 records
Lake Malawi, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, Lake Kivu, The Amazon Basin, Lake Edward, Lake Rukwa, Lake Mweru
Orthochromis
7 species · 7 records
Lake Mweru
Oscura
1 species · 1 records
Otopharynx
148 species · 157 records
Lake Malawi
Oxylapia
1 species · 0 records
Palaeoplex
1 species · 2 records
Lake Mweru
Pallidochromis
3 species · 3 records
Lake Malawi
Panamius
1 species · 1 records
Parachromis
4 species · 3 records
Lake Nicaragua, Lake Managua
Paracyprichromis
70 species · 96 records
Lake Tanganyika
Paragobiocichla
1 species · 0 records
Paralabidochromis
1 species · 0 records
Parananochromis
7 species · 1 records
Paraneetroplus
4 species · 4 records
Paratheraps
1 species · 0 records
Paratilapia
1 species · 0 records
Paretroplus
11 species · 0 records
Pelmatochromis
3 species · 0 records
Pelmatolapia
2 species · 0 records
Pelvicachromis
8 species · 2 records
Perissodus
30 species · 401 records
Lake Tanganyika
Petenia
1 species · 1 records
Petrochromis
108 species · 482 records
Lake Tanganyika
Petrotilapia
102 species · 124 records
Lake Malawi
Pharyngochromis
2 species · 0 records
Placidochromis
143 species · 144 records
Lake Malawi
Protomelas
191 species · 235 records
Lake Malawi
Pseudetroplus
1 species · 1 records
Coastal India & Sri Lanka
Pseudocrenilabrus
3 species · 50 records
Lake Mweru, Lake Rukwa, Lake Victoria, Lake Edward
Pseudosimochromis
28 species · 278 records
Lake Tanganyika
Pseudotropheus
189 species · 238 records
Lake Malawi
Pterochromis
1 species · 0 records
Pterophyllum
3 species · 380 records
The Amazon Basin
Ptychochromis
10 species · 0 records
Ptychochromoides
2 species · 0 records
Pundamilia
5 species · 4 records
Lake Victoria
Pungu
1 species · 0 records
Pyxichromis
1 species · 5 records
Lake Victoria, Lake Edward
Reganochromis
5 species · 35 records
Lake Tanganyika
Retroculus
3 species · 212 records
The Amazon Basin
Rhamphochromis
37 species · 44 records
Lake Malawi
Rheoheros
2 species · 2 records
Rocio
4 species · 4 records
Rondonacara
1 species · 11 records
The Amazon Basin
Rubricatochromis
5 species · 0 records
Sargochromis
6 species · 4 records
Lake Malawi, The Zambezi & Okavango
Sarotherodon
10 species · 0 records
Satanoperca
10 species · 2,090 records
The Amazon Basin
Saxatilia
18 species · 1,492 records
The Amazon Basin
Schwetzochromis
1 species · 0 records
Sciaenochromis
59 species · 58 records
Lake Malawi
Serranochromis
18 species · 91 records
Lake Malawi, Lake Mweru, The Zambezi & Okavango
Shuja
10 species · 214 records
Lake Tanganyika
Simochromis
7 species · 281 records
Lake Tanganyika
Spathodus
12 species · 70 records
Lake Tanganyika
Steatocranus
7 species · 0 records
Stigmatochromis
35 species · 43 records
Lake Malawi
Stomatepia
3 species · 0 records
Symphysodon
3 species · 85 records
The Amazon Basin
Taeniacara
1 species · 95 records
The Amazon Basin
Taeniochromis
4 species · 4 records
Lake Malawi
Taeniolethrinops
24 species · 31 records
Lake Malawi
Tahuantinsuyoa
2 species · 18 records
The Amazon Basin
Talamancaheros
2 species · 4 records
Tangachromis
2 species · 11 records
Lake Tanganyika
Tanganicodus
22 species · 88 records
Lake Tanganyika
Teleocichla
12 species · 112 records
The Amazon Basin
Teleogramma
5 species · 0 records
Telmatochromis
75 species · 509 records
Lake Tanganyika
Theraps
1 species · 1 records
Thoracochromis
9 species · 59 records
Lake Mweru, Lake Edward, Lake Tanganyika
Thorichthys
9 species · 9 records
Thysochromis
1 species · 0 records
Tilapia
6 species · 29 records
Lake Mweru
Tomocichla
1 species · 0 records
Tramitichromis
46 species · 44 records
Lake Malawi
Trematocara
31 species · 291 records
Lake Tanganyika
Trematochromis
4 species · 20 records
Lake Tanganyika
Trematocranus
15 species · 14 records
Lake Malawi
Trichromis
1 species · 1 records
Triglachromis
7 species · 35 records
Lake Tanganyika
Tristramella
2 species · 0 records
Tropheops
283 species · 409 records
Lake Malawi
Tropheus
292 species · 627 records
Lake Tanganyika
Tylochromis
20 species · 180 records
Lake Tanganyika, Lake Mweru
Tyrannochromis
31 species · 81 records
Lake Malawi
Uaru
2 species · 142 records
The Amazon Basin
Variabilichromis
22 species · 160 records
Lake Tanganyika
Vieja
8 species · 7 records
Wajpamheros
1 species · 1 records
Wallaceochromis
3 species · 2 records
Wallaciia
8 species · 543 records
The Amazon Basin
Xenochromis
4 species · 21 records
Lake Tanganyika
Xenotilapia
183 species · 1,022 records
Lake Tanganyika