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Cichlidae

59 fish on EveryFish name Cichlidae among their families.

🇧🇷 Brazil and 2 morePeacock bass Large predatory cichlids from South American rivers known for sport fishing and invasive impact.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes

WorldCichlid Diverse freshwater fish family known for parental care and rapid evolution.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes · 1835

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreTexas cichlid The only cichlid native to the United StatesCichlid · Rivers and lakes

🇧🇷 Brazil and 3 moreSpeckled peacock bass A large South American cichlid prized for sport and food.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes

🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreButterfly peacock bass Large South American cichlid prized for sport fishingCichlid · Rivers and lakes

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Peacock bass: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Cichlid: mendel, CC BY-SA 1.0, source
Texas cichlid: Charles & Clint, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Speckled peacock bass: Wellerson Santana, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Butterfly peacock bass: Karelj, Public domain, source

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