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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->
    
    Ram cichlid (Mikrogeophagus ramirezi)
    
    Mikrogeophagus altispinosus (Mikrogeophagus altispinosus)
    
    Abactochromis - Abactochromis->
    
    Acarichthys - Acarichthys->
    
    Acaronia - Acaronia->
    
    Aequidens - Aequidens->
    
    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->

Ram cichlid (Mikrogeophagus ramirezi)

General data

Classification

Description

Taxonomy of Fishes