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Cichlidae

59 fish on EveryFish name Cichlidae among their families.

🇲🇽 Mexico and 3 moreSalvin's cichlid A colourful Central American river fish with a yellow body and red belly.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes

🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreMayan cichlid A hardy cichlid from Mesoamerica with a distinctive tail spot.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes

🇮🇱 Israel and 1 moreBlue tilapia Hardy cichlid native to Africa and the Middle EastCichlid · Rivers and lakes

🇿🇦 South Africa and 4 moreMozambique tilapia A hardy cichlid from southeastern Africa, now farmed globally and listed as a major invasive species.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes

Photo credits on this page

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

Salvin's cichlid: Banteo, Public domain, source
Mayan cichlid: HenryC88, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Blue tilapia: Michael Rupert Hayes, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Mozambique tilapia: Greg Hume, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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