Medium: 20 to 60 cm
Hilsa, mackerel, trout, tilapia and most food fish. 265 fish.
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
🇲🇼 Malawi and 2 moreMalawi eyebiter
Predatory cichlid from Lake Malawi known for its narrow body and unique feeding habits.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes
Sub-Saharan AfricaHump-head cichlid
A blue cichlid with a forehead hump from Lake MalawiCichlid · Rivers and lakes
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreTexas cichlid
The only cichlid native to the United StatesCichlid · Rivers and lakes
WorldUaru
A large South American cichlid from clear Amazon streams.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes · 1840
Sub-Saharan AfricaGiraffe hap
A sand-ambushing cichlid from Lake Malawi.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes
Sub-Saharan AfricaJewel cichlid
Brightly colored African cichlids kept in aquariums for their vivid breeding colours and parental care.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes
🇻🇪 Venezuela and 2 moreAltum angelfish
Large freshwater angelfish from the Orinoco Basin.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes
🇵🇪 Peru and 1 moreGreen terror
A large, aggressive South American cichlid kept in aquariums.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes
🇧🇷 BrazilDiscus
Round, colourful cichlids from the Amazon basin.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes · 1840
🇲🇽 Mexico and 4 moreJack Dempsey
Aggressive cichlid native to Central AmericaCichlid · Rivers and lakes
WorldBlood parrot cichlid
A bright orange hybrid cichlid bred for the aquarium trade.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes · 1986
Sub-Saharan AfricaLivingston's cichlid
A predatory cichlid from Lake Malawi that feigns death to hunt.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes
Sub-Saharan AfricaFrontosa cichlid
Large deep-water cichlid from Lake Tanganyika with a prominent forehead hump.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes
Sub-Saharan AfricaVictoria tilapia
A cichlid native to Lake Victoria with unique colour patterns.Cichlid · 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.
- Malawi eyebiter: Gareth J. Fraser, C. Darrin Hulsey, Ryan F. Bloomquist, Kristine Uyesu, CC BY 2.5, source
- Hump-head cichlid: Photographer: Riftreef at en.wikipedia / [1], CC BY 2.5, source
- Texas cichlid: Charles & Clint, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Uaru: Herbisius, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Giraffe hap: The original uploader was MidgleyDJ at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Jewel cichlid: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Altum angelfish: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 1.0, source
- Green terror: MidgleyDJ (Dr. David Midgley) at en.wikipedia., CC BY 2.5, source
- Discus: Patrick Farrelly, Public domain, source
- Jack Dempsey: User:Zhyla (?), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Blood parrot cichlid: Paata Vardanashvili, CC BY 2.0, source
- Frontosa cichlid: Maha Dinesh, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Victoria tilapia: G.F.Turner, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mozambique tilapia: Greg Hume, CC BY-SA 3.0, source