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All valid Cichlidae genera


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I've been compiling this list of cichlid genera. I think I've got most of them smile.gif. I wasnt sure whether anyone else could use this - so I've posted it here (just in case). I used fishbase.org as my reference for valid genera and for the authorities.

If I've missed any - please let me know. Excuse the "'s they dont work on the forum.

Acarichthys Eigenmann 1912

Acaronia Myers 1940

Aequidens Eigenmann & Bray 1894

Alticorpus Stauffer & McKaye 1988

Altolamprologus Poll 1986

Amphilophus Agassiz 1859

Anomalochromis Greenwood 1985

Apistogramma Regan 1913

Apistogrammoides Meinken 1965

Archocentrus Gill 1877

Aristochromis Trewavas 1935

Astatoreochromis Pellegrin 1904

Astatotilapia Pellegrin 1904

Astronotus Swainson 1839

Aulonocara Regan 1922

Aulonocranus Regan 1920

Baileychromis Poll 1986

Bathybates Boulenger 1898

Benitochromis Lamboj 2001

Benthochromis Poll 1986

Biotodoma Eigenmann & Kennedy 1903

Biotoecus Eigenmann & Kennedy 1903

Boulengerochromis Pellegrin 1904

Buccochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989

Bujurquina Kullander 1986

Callochromis Regan 1920

Caprichromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989

Caquetaia Fowler 1945

Cardiopharynx Poll 1942

Chaetobranchopsis Steindachner 1875

Chaetobranchus Heckel 1840

Chalinochromis Poll 1974

Champsochromis Boulenger 1915

Cheilochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989

Chetia Trewavas 1961

Chilochromis Boulenger 1902

Chilotilapia Boulenger 1908

Chromidotilapia Boulenger 1898

Cichla Bloch & Schneider 1801

Cichlasoma Swainson 1839

Cleithracara Kullander & Nijssen 1989

Copadichromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989

Corematodus Boulenger 1897

Crenicara Steindachner 1875

Crenicichla Heckel 1840

Ctenochromis Pfeffer 1893

Ctenopharynx Eccles & Trewavas 1989

Danakilia Thys van den Audenaerde 1969

Cunningtonia Boulenger 1906

Cyathochromis Trewavas 1935

Cyathopharynx Regan 1920

Cyclopharynx Poll 1948

Cynotilapia Regan 1922

Cyphotilapia Regan 1920

Cyprichromis Scheuermann 1977

Cyrtocara Boulenger 1902

Dicrossus Steindachner 1875

Dimidiochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989

Diplotaxodon Trewavas 1935

Divandu Lamboj & Snoeks 2000

Docimodus Boulenger 1897

Eclectochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989

Ectodus Boulenger 1898

Eretmodus Boulenger 1898

Etroplus Cuvier 1830

Etia Schliewen & Stiassny 2003

Exochochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989

Fossorochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989

Genyochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989

Geophagus Heckel 1840

Gephyrochromis Boulenger 1901

Gnathochromis Poll 1981

Gobiocichla Kanazawa 1951

Grammatotria Boulenger 1899

Greenwoodochromis Poll 1983

Guianacara Kullander & Nijssen 1989

Gymnogeophagus Miranda Ribeiro 1918

Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888

Haplotaxodon Boulenger 1906

Hemibates Regan 1920

Hemichromis Peters 1857

Hemitaeniochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989

Hemitilapia Boulenger 1902

Herichthys Baird & Girard 1854

Herotilapia Pellegrin 1904

Heterochromis Regan 1922

Hoplarchus Kaup 1860

Hoplotilapia Hilgendorf 1888

Hypselecara Kullander 1986

Hypsophrys Agassiz 1859

Interochromis Yamaoka, Hori & Kuwamura 1988

Iodotropheus Oliver & Loiselle 1972

Iranocichla Coad 1982

Julidochromis Boulenger 1898

Konia Trewavas 1972

Krobia Kullander & Nijssen 1989

Labeotropheus Ahl 1926

Labidochromis Trewavas 1935

Laetacara Kullander 1986

Lamprologus Schilthuis 1891

Lepidiolamprologus Pellegrin 1904

Lestradea Poll 1943

Lethrinops Regan 1922

Lichnochromis Trewavas 1935

Limbochromis Greenwood 1987

Limnochromis Regan 1920

Limnotilapia Regan 1920

Lithochromis Lippitsch & Seehausen 1998

Lobochilotes Boulenger 1915

Macropleurodus Regan 1922

Maylandia Meyer & Foerster 1984

Mazarunia Kullander 1990

Mbipia Lippitsch & Seehausen 1998

Melanochromis Trewavas 1935

Mesonauta Gunther 1862

Microchromis Johnson 1975

Mikrogeophagus Meulengracht-Madson 1968

Myaka Trewavas 1972

Mylochromis Regan 1920

Naevochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989

Nandopsis Gill 1862

Nannacara Regan 1905

Nanochromis Pellegrin 1904

Neetroplus Gunther 1867

Neochromis Regan 1920

Neolamprologus Colombe & Allgayer 1985

Nimbochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989

Nyassachromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989

Ophthalmotilapia Pellegrin 1904

Oreochromis Gunther 1889

Orthochromis Greenwood 1954

Otopharynx Regan 1920

Oxylapia Kiener & Mauge 1966

Pallidochromis Turner 1994

Paralabidochromis Greenwood 1956

Parachromis Agassiz 1859

Paracyprichromis Poll 1986

Parananochromis Greenwood 1987

Paraneetroplus Regan 1905

Paratilapia Bleeker 1868

Paretroplus Bleeker 1868

Pelmatochromis Steindachner 1894

Pelvicachromis Thys van den Audenaerde 1968

Perissodus Boulenger 1898

Petenia Gunther 1862

Petrochromis Boulenger 1898

Petrotilapia Trewavas 1935

Pharyngochromis Greenwood 1979

Placidochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989

Platytaeniodus Boulenger 1906

Plecodus Boulenger 1898

Protomelas Eccles & Trewavas 1989

Pseudocrenilabrus Fowler 1934

Pseudosimochromis Nelissen 1977

Pseudotropheus Regan 1922

Pterochromis Trewavas 1973

Pterophyllum Heckel 1840

Ptychochromis Steindachner 1880

Pundamilia Seehausen & Lippitsch 1998

Pungu Trewavas 1972

Pyxichromis Greenwood 1980

Reganochromis Whitley 1929

Retroculus Eigenmann & Bray 1894

Rhamphochromis Regan 1922

Sargochromis Regan 1920

Sarotherodon Ruppell 1852

Satanoperca Gunther 1862

Schubotzia Boulenger 1914

Schwetzochromis Poll 1948

Sciaenochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989

Serranochromis Regan 1920

Simochromis Boulenger 1898

Spathodus Boulenger 1900

Steatocranus Boulenger 1899

Stigmatochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989

Stomatepia Trewavas 1962

Symphysodon Heckel 1840

Taeniacara Myers 1935

Taeniochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989

Taeniolethrinops Eccles & Trewavas 1989

Tahuantinsuyoa Kullander 1991

Tangachromis Poll 1981

Tanganicodus Poll 1950

Tilapia Smith 1840

Teleocichla Kullander 1988

Teleogramma Boulenger 1899

Telmatochromis Boulenger 1898

Theraps Gunther 1862

Thoracochromis Greenwood 1979

Thorichthys Meek 1904

Thysochromis Daget 1988

Tomocichla Regan 1908

Tramitichromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989

Trematocara Boulenger 1899

Trematochromis Poll 1987

Trematocranus Trewavas 1935

Triglachromis Poll & Thys van den Audenaerde 1974

Tristramella Trewavas 1942

Tropheus Boulenger 1898

Tylochromis Regan 1920

Tyrannochromis Eccles & Trewvas 1989

Uaru Heckel 1840

Variabilichromis Colombe & Allgayer 1985

Vieja Fernandez-Yepez 1969

Xenochromis Boulenger 1899

Xenotilapia Boulenger 1899

Please feel free to copy, use, distribute as you need to. I'll try keep it updated with any new genera that get published in the taxonomic literature.

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Xystichromis.

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What are "Telmatocranus"?

I thought the poor man's frontosa was a telmato-something so having recently seen the aulonocranus reference decided to google telmatocranus, and something showed up. However, I think it was on a German language site

(www.aquarium-bbs.de/fisch/barsche/ci-t.htm).

I seem to recall some discussion regarding peacocks and their "flute-like" highly developed lateral line system, and how cichlids in both Lakes Malawi & Tanganyika had evolved similarly. The discussion covered the use of common prefixes and suffixes in the scientific names for the fish, hence aulono-cara (M) and cranus (T), and telmato-cranus (T) and telmato-chromis (T).

HTH,

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Xystichromis phytophagus is apparently a junior synonym of Haplochromis phytophagus
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http://fishbase.sinica.edu.tw/Summary/Spec...ary.php?id=2383

Serranochromis altus

http://www.eawag.ch/services/pr/images05/f...hlide_gross.jpg

Serranochromis robustus robustus

http://www.sportfishafrica.co.za/gallery/Fish9_t.jpg

http://www.geocities.jp/masupyon2000/serrano.jpg

Large malawian that is also found in the surrounding lakes.

I want some if anyone can get some! thumbup.gif

Cheers

Boyd

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