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
🇹🇿 Tanzania and 2 moreSingida tilapia
A cichlid fish native to the Lake Victoria basin in East Africa.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes
🇲🇼 Malawi and 2 moreKaronga tilapia
Endangered cichlid from Lake Malawi and the Shire River.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreTexas cichlid
The only cichlid native to the United StatesCichlid · Rivers and lakes
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreMayan cichlid
A hardy cichlid from Mesoamerica with a distinctive tail spot.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes
WorldUaru
A large South American cichlid from clear Amazon streams.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes · 1840
Sub-Saharan AfricaJewel cichlid
Brightly colored African cichlids kept in aquariums for their vivid breeding colours and parental care.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes
WorldMango tilapia
A large cichlid native to Africa and the Levant.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇱 Israel and 1 moreBlue tilapia
Hardy cichlid native to Africa and the Middle EastCichlid · Rivers and lakes
Middle EastRedbelly tilapia
A hardy cichlid from Africa and the Middle East.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes
Sub-Saharan AfricaLivingston's cichlid
A predatory cichlid from Lake Malawi that feigns death to hunt.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes
Sub-Saharan AfricaRedbreast tilapia
Herbivorous cichlid from southern African freshwatersCichlid · Rivers and lakes · 1897
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
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreGreen chromide
A brackish water cichlid native to India and Sri Lanka.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes · 1790
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Singida tilapia: VertNet, CC0, source
- Texas cichlid: Charles & Clint, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Mayan cichlid: HenryC88, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Uaru: Herbisius, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Jewel cichlid: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Mango tilapia: Bayçelebi E (2020) Distribution and diversity of fish, CC BY 4.0, source
- Blue tilapia: Michael Rupert Hayes, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Redbelly tilapia: SuperJew, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Redbreast tilapia: Wynand Uys, CC BY 4.0, source
- Victoria tilapia: G.F.Turner, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mozambique tilapia: Greg Hume, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Green chromide: Arayilpdas at Malayalam Wikipedia ., CC BY 2.5, source