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Taxonomy of Fishes

Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->
- Coelacanthi - Lobe-finned fishes->
- Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes->
  - Perciformes - Perches->
  - Cypriniformes - Carps->
  - Esociformes - Pikes->
  - Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts->
  - Siluriformes - Catfishes->
  - Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes->
  - Gasterosteiformes - Sticklebacks->
  - Gadiformes - Cods->
  - Anguilliformes - Eels and morays->
  - Clupeiformes - Herrings->
  - Syngnathiformes - Pipefishes and Seahorses->
  - Gobiiformes - Gobies->
  - Mugiliformes - Mullets->
  - Carangiformes - Jacks->
  - Beloniformes - Needlefishes->
  - Labriformes - Wrasses->
  - Scombriformes - Mackerels->
  - Mulliformes - Goatfishes->
  - Pleuronectiformes - Flatfishes->
  - Aulopiformes - Grinners->
  - Blenniiformes - Blennies->
  - Cyprinodontiformes - Toothcarps->
  - Osmeriformes - Smelts->
  - Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes->
  - Cichliformes - Cichlids->
    
    Cichlidae - Cichlids->
    
    Cichla - Peacock cichlids->
    
    Oreochromis - Oreochromis->
    
    Cyphotilapia - Cyphotilapia->
    
    Parachromis - Parachromis->
    
    Astronotus - Oscars->
    
    Nimbochromis - Sleeper cichlids->
    
    Dimidiochromis - Dimidiochromis->
    
    Boulengerochromis - Giant cichlids->
    
    Crenicichla - Crenicichla->
    
    Geophagus - Eartheaters ->
    
    Herichthys - Mexican cichlids->
    
    Amatitlania - Central American cichlids->
    
    Andinoacara - Andinoacara->
    
    Neolamprologus - Neolamprologus->
    
    Mayaheros - Mayaheros->
    
    Thorichthys - Thorichthys->
    
    Sarotherodon - Sarotherodon->
    
    Coptodon - Coptodon->
    
    Pelmatolapia - Pelmatolapia->
    
    Ophthalmotilapia - Ophthalmotilapia->
    
    Xenotilapia - Xenotilapia->
    
    Benthochromis - Benthochromis->
    
    Julidochromis - Julies->
    
    Melanochromis - Melanochromis->
    
    Mikrogeophagus - Ram cichlids->
    
    Abactochromis - Abactochromis->
    
    Acarichthys - Acarichthys->
    
    Acaronia - Acaronia->
    
    Aequidens - Aequidens->
    
    Aequidens chimantanus (Aequidens chimantanus)
    
    Aequidens diadema (Aequidens diadema)
    
    Aequidens epae (Aequidens epae)
    
    Aequidens gerciliae (Aequidens gerciliae)
    
    Aequidens mauesanus (Aequidens mauesanus)
    
    Yellow acara (Aequidens metae)
    
    Aequidens michaeli (Aequidens michaeli)
    
    Doublespot acara (Aequidens pallidus)
    
    Aequidens paloemeuensis (Aequidens paloemeuensis)
    
    Aequidens patricki (Aequidens patricki)
    
    Aequidens plagiozonatus (Aequidens plagiozonatus)
    
    Aequidens potaroensis (Aequidens potaroensis)
    
    Aequidens rondoni (Aequidens rondoni)
    
    Upperspot cichlid (Aequidens superomaculatum)
    
    Saddle cichlid (Aequidens tetramerus)
    
    Aequidens tubicen (Aequidens tubicen)
    
    Aequidens viridis (Aequidens viridis)
    
    Chaetobranchopsis - Chaetobranchopsis->
    
    Chaetobranchus - Chaetobranchus->
    
    Chuco - Chuco->
    
    Cichlasoma - Cichlasoma->
    
    Allochromis - Allochromis->
    
    Alticorpus - Alticorpus->
    
    Altolamprologus - Altolamprologus->
    
    Amphilophus - Amphilophus->
    
    Anomalochromis - Anomalochromis->
    
    Apistogramma - Apistogramma->
    
    Apistogrammoides - Apistogrammoides->
    
    Archocentrus - Archocentrus->
    
    Aristochromis - Aristochromis->
    
    Astatheros - Astatheros->
    
    Astatoreochromis - Astatoreochromis->
    
    Astatotilapia - Astatotilapia->
    
    Aulonocara - Aulonocara->
    
    Aulonocranus - Aulonocranus->
    
    Australoheros - Australoheros->
    
    Baileychromis - Baileychromis->
    
    Bathybates - Bathybates->
    
    Benitochromis - Benitochromis->
    
    Biotodoma - Biotodoma->
    
    Biotoecus - Biotoecus->
    
    Buccochromis - Buccochromis->
    
    Bujurquina - Bujurquina->
    
    Callochromis - Callochromis->
    
    Caprichromis - Caprichromis->
    
    Caquetaia - Caquetaia->
    
    Cardiopharynx - Cardiopharynx->
    
    Chalinochromis - Chalinochromis->
    
    Champsochromis - Champsochromis->
    
    Cheilochromis - Cheilochromis->
    
    Chetia - Chetia->
    
    Chiapaheros - Chiapaheros->
    
    Chilochromis - Chilochromis->
    
    Chilotilapia - Chilotilapia->
    
    Chindongo - Chindongo->
    
    Chocoheros - Chocoheros->
    
    Chortiheros - Chortiheros->
    
    Chromidotilapia - Chromidotilapia->
    
    Cincelichthys - Cincelichthys->
    
    Diplotaxodon - Diplotaxodon->
    
    Enigmatochromis - Enigmatochromis->
    
    Hemitaeniochromis - Hemitaeniochromis->
    
    Hemitilapia - Hemitilapia->
    
    Cleithracara - Cleithracara->
    
    Coelotilapia - Coelotilapia->
    
    Congochromis - Congochromis->
    
    Congolapia - Congolapia->
    
    Copadichromis - Copadichromis->
    
    Corematodus - Corematodus->
    
    Crenicara - Crenicara->
    
    Cribroheros - Cribroheros->
    
    Cryptoheros - Cryptoheros->
    
    Ctenochromis - Ctenochromis->
    
    Ctenopharynx - Ctenopharynx->
    
    Cunningtonia - Cunningtonia->
    
    Cyathochromis - Cyathochromis->
    
    Cyathopharynx - Cyathopharynx->
    
    Cyclopharynx - Cyclopharynx->
    
    Cynotilapia - Cynotilapia->
    
    Cyprichromis - Cyprichromis->
    
    Cyrtocara - Cyrtocara->
    
    Danakilia - Danakilia->
    
    Darienheros - Darienheros->
    
    Dicrossus - Dicrossus->
    
    Divandu - Divandu->
    
    Docimodus - Docimodus->
    
    Eclectochromis - Eclectochromis->
    
    Ectodus - Ectodus->
    
    Eretmodus - Eretmodus->
    
    Etia - Etia->
    
    Etroplus - Etroplus->
    
    Exochochromis - Exochochromis->
    
    Fossorochromis - Fossorochromis->
    
    Gaurochromis - Gaurochromis->
    
    Genyochromis - Genyochromis->
    
    Gephyrochromis - Gephyrochromis->
    
    Gnathochromis - Gnathochromis->
    
    Gobiocichla - Gobiocichla->
    
    Grammatotria - Grammatotria->
    
    Greenwoodochromis - Greenwoodochromis->
    
    Guianacara - Guianacara->
    
    Gymnogeophagus - Gymnogeophagus->
    
    Haplochromis - Haplochromis->
    
    Haplotaxodon - Haplotaxodon->
    
    Hemibates - Hemibates->
    
    Hemichromis - Hemichromis->
    
    Katria - Katria->
    
    Mesoheros - Mesoheros->
    
    Mesonauta - Mesonauta->
    
    Heroina - Heroina->
    
    Heros - Heros->
    
    Herotilapia - Herotilapia->
    
    Heterochromis - Heterochromis->
    
    Heterotilapia - Heterotilapia->
    
    Hoplarchus - Hoplarchus->
    
    Hypselecara - Hypselecara->
    
    Hypsophrys - Hypsophrys->
    
    Interochromis - Interochromis->
    
    Iodotropheus - Iodotropheus->
    
    Iranocichla - Iranocichla->
    
    Isthmoheros - Isthmoheros->
    
    Kihnichthys - Kihnichthys->
    
    Konia - Konia->
    
    Krobia - Krobia->
    
    Kronoheros - Kronoheros->
    
    Labeotropheus - Labeotropheus->
    
    Labidochromis - Labidochromis->
    
    Laetacara - Laetacara->
    
    Lamprologus - Lamprologus->
    
    Lepidiolamprologus - Lepidiolamprologus->
    
    Lestradea - Lestradea->
    
    Lethrinops - Lethrinops->
    
    Lichnochromis - Lichnochromis->
    
    Limbochromis - Limbochromis->
    
    Limnochromis - Limnochromis->
    
    Limnotilapia - Limnotilapia->
    
    Lithochromis - Lithochromis->
    
    Lobochilotes - Lobochilotes->
    
    Lufubuchromis - Lufubuchromis->
    
    Maskaheros - Maskaheros->
    
    Maylandia - Maylandia->
    
    Mazarunia - Mazarunia->
    
    Mbipia - Mbipia->
    
    Mchenga - Mchenga->
    
    Microchromis - Microchromis->
    
    Otopharynx - Otopharynx->
    
    Oxylapia - Oxylapia->
    
    Paralabidochromis - Paralabidochromis->
    
    Myaka - Myaka->
    
    Mylochromis - Mylochromis->
    
    Naevochromis - Naevochromis->
    
    Nandopsis - Nandopsis->
    
    Nannacara - Nannacara->
    
    Nanochromis - Nanochromis->
    
    Neochromis - Neochromis->
    
    Nyassachromis - Nyassachromis->
    
    Orthochromis - Orthochromis->
    
    Oscura - Oscura->
    
    Palaeoplex - Palaeoplex->
    
    Pallidochromis - Pallidochromis->
    
    Panamius - Panamius->
    
    Paracyprichromis - Paracyprichromis->
    
    Paragobiocichla - Paragobiocichla->
    
    Parananochromis - Parananochromis->
    
    Paraneetroplus - Paraneetroplus->
    
    Paratilapia - Paratilapia->
    
    Paretroplus - Paretroplus->
    
    Pelmatochromis - Pelmatochromis->
    
    Pelvicachromis - Pelvicachromis->
    
    Perissodus - Perissodus->
    
    Petenia - Petenia->
    
    Petrochromis - Petrochromis->
    
    Petrotilapia - Petrotilapia->
    
    Pharyngochromis - Pharyngochromis->
    
    Pterochromis - Pterochromis->
    
    Placidochromis - Placidochromis->
    
    Platytaeniodus - Platytaeniodus->
    
    Plecodus - Plecodus->
    
    Protomelas - Protomelas->
    
    Pseudetroplus - Pseudetroplus->
    
    Pseudocrenilabrus - Pseudocrenilabrus->
    
    Pseudosimochromis - Pseudosimochromis->
    
    Pseudotropheus - Pseudotropheus->
    
    Pterophyllum - Pterophyllum->
    
    Ptychochromis - Ptychochromis->
    
    Ptychochromoides - Ptychochromoides->
    
    Pundamilia - Pundamilia->
    
    Pungu - Pungu->
    
    Pyxichromis - Pyxichromis->
    
    Reganochromis - Reganochromis->
    
    Retroculus - Retroculus->
    
    Rhamphochromis - Rhamphochromis->
    
    Rheoheros - Rheoheros->
    
    Rocio - Rocio->
    
    Rondonacara - Rondonacara->
    
    Sargochromis - Sargochromis->
    
    Tangachromis - Tangachromis->
    
    Tanganicodus - Tanganicodus->
    
    Satanoperca - Satanoperca->
    
    Schwetzochromis - Schwetzochromis->
    
    Sciaenochromis - Sciaenochromis->
    
    Serranochromis - Serranochromis->
    
    Shuja - Shuja->
    
    Simochromis - Simochromis->
    
    Spathodus - Spathodus->
    
    Steatocranus - Steatocranus->
    
    Stigmatochromis - Stigmatochromis->
    
    Stomatepia - Stomatepia->
    
    Symphysodon - Symphysodon->
    
    Taeniacara - Taeniacara->
    
    Taeniochromis - Taeniochromis->
    
    Taeniolethrinops - Taeniolethrinops->
    
    Tahuantinsuyoa - Tahuantinsuyoa->
    
    Talamancaheros - Talamancaheros->
    
    Teleocichla - Teleocichla->
    
    Teleogramma - Teleogramma->
    
    Telmatochromis - Telmatochromis->
    
    Theraps - Theraps->
    
    Thoracochromis - Thoracochromis->
    
    Thysochromis - Thysochromis->
    
    Tilapia - Tilapia->
    
    Tomocichla - Tomocichla->
    
    Tramitichromis - Tramitichromis->
    
    Trematocara - Trematocara->
    
    Trematochromis - Trematochromis->
    
    Trematocranus - Trematocranus->
    
    Trichromis - Trichromis->
    
    Triglachromis - Triglachromis->
    
    Tristramella - Tristramella->
    
    Tropheops - Tropheops->
    
    Tropheus - Tropheus->
    
    Tylochromis - Tylochromis->
    
    Tyrannochromis - Tyrannochromis->
    
    Uaru - Uaru->
    
    Variabilichromis - Variabilichromis->
    
    Vieja - Vieja->
    
    Wajpamheros - Wajpamheros->
    
    Wallaceochromis - Wallaceochromis->
    
    Xenochromis - Xenochromis->
    
    Yssichromis - Yssichromis->
    
    Rubricatochromis - Rubricatochromis->
    
    Pholidichthyidae - Convict blenny->
    
    Polycentridae - Leaffishes->
  - Characiformes - Characins->
  - Osteoglossiformes - Bony tongues->
  - Elopiformes - Tarpons and tenpounders->
  - Anabantiformes - Gouramies and snakeheads->
  - Gymnotiformes - South American knifefish->
  - Istiophoriformes - Barracudas->
  - Albuliformes - Bonefishes->
  - Lepidogalaxiiformes - Salamanderfishes->
  - Lophiiformes - Anglerfishes->
  - Spariformes - Breams and porgies->
  - Trachiniformes - Weeverfishes->
  - Moroniformes - Temperate basses->
  - Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes->
  - Zeiformes - Dories->
  - Tetraodontiformes - Puffers and filefishes->
  - Holocentriformes - Squirrelfishes->
  - Dactylopteriformes - Flying gurnards->
  - Lampriformes - Lamprids->
  - Galaxiiformes - Southern smelts->
  - Batrachoidiformes - Toadfishes->
  - Hiodontiformes - Mooneyes->
  - Percopsiformes - Trout-perches->
  - Callionymiformes - Dragonets->
  - Atheriniformes - Silversides->
  - Notacanthiformes - Spiny eels->
  - Saccopharyngiformes - Swallowers and Gulpers->
  - Alepocephaliformes - Slickheads and tubeshoulders->
  - Gonorynchiformes - Milkfishes->
  - Argentiniformes - Marine smelts->
  - Stomiiformes - Lightfishes and dragonfishes->
  - Ateleopodiformes - Jellynose fishes->
  - Myctophiformes - Lanternfishes->
  - Stylephoriformes - Tube-eyes->
  - Polymixiiformes - Beardfishes->
  - Beryciformes - Sawbellies->
  - Trachichthyiformes - Rughies->
  - Ophidiiformes - Cusk-eels->
  - Kurtiformes - Nurseryfishes & Cardinalfishes->
  - Synbranchiformes - Swamp eels->
  - Gobiesociformes - Clingfishes->
  - Acropomatiformes - Oceanic basses->
- Cladistii - Bichirs->
- Dipneusti - Lungfishes->
- Chondrostei - Sturgeons->
- Holostei - Gars and Bowfins->
Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
Agnatha - Jawless fishes->

Upperspot cichlid (Aequidens superomaculatum)

General data

Classification

Description

Taxonomy of Fishes