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The goldeneye cichlid (Nannacara anomala) is a species of tropical freshwater fish.It is found in fresh water from the Aruka River in Guyana, to the Maroni River in Surinam.It is often found on flooded savannas near the coast.

The blunthead cichlid, Tropheus moorii, is a species of African Cichlids found in Lake Tanganyika. There are over 40 different morphs of this species disbursed throughout the lake. The fish comes in many colors and patterns ranging from dark green to flame red and yellow. They are found in many rock…

Mikrogeophagus ramirezi is a species of freshwater fish endemic to the Orinoco River basin, in the savannahs of Venezuela and Colombia in South America. The species has been examined in studies on fish behaviour and is a popular aquarium fish, traded under a variety of common names including Ram, Bl…

The severum, Heros severus (previously known as Cichlasoma severum), is a freshwater tropical cichlid native to the Amazon region in South America. It is commonly found in the aquarium trade, often in its gold colored variation rather than the wild-type olive green one. The gold coloration appears t…

Amphilophus citrinellus is a large cichlid fish endemic to Costa Rica and Nicaragua in Central America. In the aquarium trade A. citrinellus is often sold under the trade name of midas cichlid or red devil. Colouration in wild stocks is variable and while most specimens are grey to olive brown some …

The Texas cichlid (Herichthys cyanoguttatus, formerly Cichlasoma cyanoguttatum) is a freshwater fish of the cichlid family. Also known as Rio Grande cichlid, this species is originated from the lower Rio Grande drainage in Texas and Northeastern Mexico, particular on the sandy bottom of deep rivers.…

Cyphotilapia frontosa is a fish from the cichlid family native to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa. C. frontosa is endemic to Lake Tanganyika and is widespread in the northern half of the lake, whereas the closely related Cyphotilapia gibberosa inhabits the southern half of the lake. Unlike many cichl…

Tropheus duboisi is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.

Maylandia lombardoi, is a 13 cm (5 in) freshwater fish from the family Cichlidae, the species is popular in the aquarium hobby where it is sold under a variety of common names including: lombardoi, kenyi or kennyi. It is endemic to the rocky shores of Mbenji Island, Lake Malawi in east Africa. The s…

Apistogramma agassizii is the scientific name for the '''Agassiz's dwarf cichlid''', a fish that occurres in many Southern tributaries of the Amazon river.