Life Pisces Actinopterygii Perciformes

• Acarichthys Eigenmann, 1912 — 2 spp.
• Acaronia Myers, 1940 — 2 spp.
• Aequidens Eigenmann & Bray, 1894 — 27 spp.
• Alticorpus Stauffer & McKaye, 1988 — 5 spp.
• Amphilophus Agassiz, 1859 — 17 spp.
• Anomalochromis Greenwood, 1985 — 1 sp.
• Apistogramma Regan, 1913 — 54 spp.
• Apistogrammoides Meinken, 1965 — 1 sp.
• Archocentrus Gill in Gill & Bransford, 1877 — 8 spp.
• Aristochromis Trewavas, 1935 — 1 sp.
• Astronotus Swainson, 1839 — 3 spp.
• Aulonocara Regan, 1922 — 19 spp.
• Biotodoma Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 — 2 spp.
• Biotoecus Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 — 2 spp.
• Buccochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 — 7 spp.
• Bujurquina Kullander, 1986 — 18 spp.
• Caprichromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 — 2 spp.
• Caquetaia Fowler, 1945 — 3 spp.
• Chaetobranchopsis — 3 spp.
• Chaetobranchus Heckel, 1840 — 3 spp.
• Champsochromis Boulenger, 1915 — 2 spp.
• Cheilochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 — 1 sp.
• Chetia Trewavas, 1961 — 3 spp.
• Chilochromis Boulenger, 1902 — 1 sp.
• Chilotilapia Boulenger, 1908 — 1 sp.
• Chromidotilapia Boulenger, 1898 — 6 spp.
• Cichla Bloch & Schneider, 1801 — 9 spp.
• Cichlasoma Swainson, 1839 — 18 spp.
• Cleithracara Kullander & Nijssen, 1989 — 1 sp.
• Copadichromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 — 27 spp.
• Corematodus Boulenger, 1897 — 2 spp.
• Crematocranus

  • Crematocranus; ()
• Crenicara Steindachner, 1875 — 2 spp.
• Crenicichla Heckel, 1840 — 80 spp.
• Ctenopharynx Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 — 3 spp.
• Cyathochromis Trewavas, 1935 — 1 sp.
• Cyclopharynx Poll, 1948 — 2 spp.
• Cynotilapia Regan, 1922 — 3 spp.
• Cyrtocara Boulenger, 1902 — 1 sp.
• Danakilia Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969 — 1 sp.
• Dicrossus Steindachner (ex Agassiz), 1875 — 2 spp.
• Dimidiochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 — 4 spp.
• Diplotaxodon Trewavas, 1935 — 7 spp.
• Docimodus Boulenger, 1897 — 2 spp.
• Eclectochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 — 3 spp.
• Etroplus Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830 — 4 spp.
• Exochochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 — 1 sp.
• Fossorochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 — 1 sp.
• Genyochromis Trewavas, 1935 — 1 sp.
• Geophagus Heckel, 1840 — 13 spp.
• Gephyrochromis Boulenger, 1901 — 2 spp.
• Gobiocichla Kanazawa, 1951 — 2 spp.
• Greenwoodochromis Poll, 1983 — 2 spp.
• Guianacara — 3 spp.
• Gymnogeophagus Miranda-Ribeiro, 1918 — 7 spp.
• Haplochromis Hilgendorf, 1888 — 106 spp.
• Hemichromis Peters, 1858 — 7 spp.
• Hemicrhomis

  • Chromichthys Guichenot, 1861; (synonym)
• Hemitaeniochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 — 1 sp.
• Hemitilapia Boulenger, 1902 — 1 sp.
• Herichthys Baird & Girard, 1854 — 6 spp.
• Heroina Kullander, 1996 — 1 sp.
• Heros Heckel, 1840 — 6 spp.
• Herotilapia Pellegrin, 1904 — 1 sp.
• Heterochromis Regan, 1922 — 1 sp.
• Hoplotilapia Hilgendorf, 1888 — 1 sp.
• Hypselecara — 1 sp.
• Hypsophrys — 1 sp.
• Iodotropheus Oliver & Loiselle, 1972 — 3 spp.
• Iranocichla — 1 sp.
• Konia Trewavas, Green & Corbet, 1972 — 1 sp.
• Krobia Kullander & Nijssen, 1989 — 2 spp.
• Labeotropheus Ahl, 1926 — 2 spp.
• Labidochromis Trewavas, 1935 — 19 spp.
• Labrochromis Regan, 1920 — 7 spp.
• Laetacara Kullander, 1986 — 3 spp.
• Lethrinops Regan, 1922 — 25 spp.
• Lichnochromis Trewavas, 1935 — 1 sp.
• Limbochromis Greenwood, 1987 — 2 spp.
• Lipochromis Regan, 1920 — 7 spp.
• Lithochromis Lippitsch & Seehausen, 1998 — 3 spp.
• Macropleurodus Regan, 1922 — 1 sp.
• Maylandia Meyer & Foerster, 1984 — 27 spp.
• Mazarunia Kullander, 1990 — 1 sp.
• Mbipia Lippitsch & Seehausen, 1998 — 2 spp.
• Melanochromis Trewavas, 1935 — 23 spp.
• Mesonauta Gìnther, 1862 — 5 spp.
• Microgaster

  • Microgaster Swainson, 1839; (no revision)

  • Microgaster; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Microgeophagus Axelrod, 1971

  • Papiliochromis Kullander, 1977; (synonym)
  • Pseudoapistogramma Axelrod, 1971; (not available)
• Myaka Trewavas in Trewavas, Green & Corbet, 1972 — 1 sp.
• Mylochromis Regan, 1920 — 18 spp.
• Naevochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989

  • Naevochromis; [iNaturalist]
• Nandopsis Gill, 1862

  • Nandopsis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Nannacara Regan, 1905 — 4 spp.
• Nanochromis Pellegrin, 1904 — 9 spp.
• Neetroplus Gìnther, 1867 — 1 sp.
• Neochromis Regan, 1920 — 4 spp.
• Neolamprologus Colombe & Allgayer, 1985 — 45 spp.
• Nimbochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 — 7 spp.
• Nyassachromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 — 6 spp.
• Oelemaria

  • Oelemaria Kullander & Nijssen, 1989; (no revision)
• Ophthalmotilapia Pellegrin, 1904 — 4 spp.
• Oreochromis Gìnther, 1889 — 31 spp.
• Otopharynx Regan, 1920 — 13 spp.
• Oxylapia Kiener & Maug©, 1966 — 1 sp.
• Pallidochromis Turner, 1994 — 1 sp.
• Parachromis Regan, 1922 — 2 spp.
• Paralabidochromis Greenwood, 1956 — 1 sp.
• Parananochromis Greenwood, 1987 — 3 spp.
• Paraneetroplus Regan, 1905 — 1 sp.
• Parapetenia — 24 spp.
• Paratheraps Werner & Stawikowski, 1987
• Paratilapia Bleeker, 1868 — 1 sp.
• Paretroplus Bleeker, 1868 — 5 spp.
• Pelmatochromis Steindachner, 1894 — 4 spp.
• Pelvicachromis Thys van den Audenaerde, 1968 — 5 spp.
• Petenia Gìnther, 1862 — 1 sp.
• Petrotilapia Trewavas, 1935 — 4 spp.
• Pharyngochromis Greenwood, 1979 — 1 sp.
• Placidochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 — 8 spp.
• Platygnathochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 — 1 sp.
• Platytaeniodus Boulenger, 1906 — 1 sp.
• Protomelas Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 — 15 spp.
• Pseudocrenilabrus Fowler, 1934 — 3 spp.
• Pseudogeophagus Hoedeman, 1974
• Pseudotropheus Regan, 1922 — 17 spp.
• Pterochromis Trewavas, 1973 — 1 sp.
• Pterophyllum Heckel, 1840 — 3 spp.
• Ptychochromis Steindachner, 1880 — 1 sp.
• Ptychochromoides Kiener & Maug©, 1966 — 2 spp.
• Pundamilia Seehausen & Lippitsch, 1998 — 4 spp.
• Pungu Trewavas in Trewavas, Green & Corbet, 1972 — 1 sp.
• Reganochromis Whitley, 1929 — 1 sp.
• Reochromis

  • Reochromis; ()
• Retroculus Eigenmann & Bray, 1894 — 3 spp.
• Rhamphochromis Regan, 1922 — 8 spp.
• Sargochromis

  • Sargochromis Regan, 1920; (valid subgenus)

  • Sargochromis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Sarotherodon Rìppell, 1852 — 11 spp.
• Satanoperca Gìnther, 1862 — 5 spp.
• Schubotzia Boulenger, 1914

  • Schubotzia; [iNaturalist]
• Schwetzochromis Poll, 1948 — 8 spp.
• Sciaenochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 — 6 spp.
• Serranochromis Regan, 1920 — 19 spp.
• Steatocranus Boulenger, 1899 — 9 spp.
• Stigmatochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 — 4 spp.
• Stomatepia Trewavas, 1962 — 3 spp.
• Symphysodon Heckel, 1840 — 2 spp.
• Taeniacara Myers, 1935 — 1 sp.
• Taeniochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 — 1 sp.
• Taeniolethrinops Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 — 4 spp.
• Tahuantinsuyoa — 2 spp.
• Teleocichla Kullander, 1988

  • Teleocichla; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Teleogramma Boulenger, 1899 — 4 spp.
• Theraps Gìnther, 1862 — 19 spp.
• Thoracochromis Greenwood, 1979 — 9 spp.
• Thorichthys Meek, 1904 — 8 spp.
• Thysia Loiselle & Welcomme, 1972

  • Thysia; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Thysochromis Daget, 1988 — 2 spp.
• Tilapia Smith, 1840 — 43 spp.
• Tomocichla Regan, 1908 — 1 sp.
• Tramitichromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 — 5 spp.
• Trematochromis Poll, 1987 — 1 sp.
• Trematocranus Trewavas, 1935 — 3 spp.
• Tristramella — 2 spp.
• Tyrannochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 — 4 spp.
• Uaru Heckel, 1840 — 2 spp.
• Xenotilapia Boulenger, 1899 — 13 spp.
• Bathybates Boulenger, 1898 — 7 spp.
• Hemibates Regan, 1920 — 1 sp.
• Cyprichromis Scheuermann, 1977 — 3 spp.
• Paracyprichromis Poll, 1986 — 2 spp.
• Asprotilapia Boulenger, 1901 — 1 sp.
• Aulonocranus Regan, 1920 — 1 sp.
• Callochromis Regan, 1920 — 4 spp.
• Cardiopharynx Poll, 1942 — 1 sp.
• Cunningtonia Boulenger, 1906 — 1 sp.
• Cyathopharynx Regan, 1920 — 1 sp.
• Ectodus Boulenger, 1898 — 1 sp.
• Enantiopus Boulenger, 1906 — 2 spp.
• Grammatotria Boulenger, 1899 — 1 sp.
• Lestradea Poll, 1943 — 2 spp.
• Microdontochromis Poll, 1986 — 2 spp.
• Eretmodus Boulenger, 1898 — 1 sp.
• Spathodus Boulenger, 1900 — 2 spp.
• Tanganicodus Poll, 1950 — 1 sp.
• Astatoreochromis Pellegrin, 1904 — 3 spp.
• Astatotilapia Pellegrin, 1904 — 23 spp.
• Ctenochromis Pfeffer, 1893 — 2 spp.
• Orthochromis Greenwood, 1954 — 7 spp.
• Chalinochromis Poll, 1974 — 2 spp.
• Glossogobius Gill, 1859 — 29 spp.
• Julidochromis Boulenger, 1898 — 5 spp.
• Lamprologus Schilthuis, 1891 — 15 spp.
• Lepidiolamprologus Pellegrin, 1904 — 6 spp.
• Telmatochromis Boulenger, 1898 — 6 spp.
• Baileychromis Poll, 1986 — 1 sp.
• Benthochromis Poll, 1986 — 2 spp.
• Gnathochromis Poll, 1981 — 2 spp.
• Limnochromis Regan, 1920 — 3 spp.
• Tangachromis Poll, 1981 — 1 sp.
• Triglachromis Poll & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1974 — 1 sp.
• Haplotaxodon Boulenger, 1906 — 1 sp.
• Perissodus Boulenger, 1898 — 2 spp.
• Plecodus Boulenger, 1898 — 4 spp.
• Xenochromis Boulenger, 1899 — 1 sp.
• Boulengerochromis Pellegrin, 1904 — 1 sp.
• Telotrematocara Poll, 1986 — 1 sp.
• Trematocara Boulenger, 1899 — 8 spp.
• Cyphotilapia Regan, 1920 — 1 sp.
• Limnotilapia Regan, 1920 — 1 sp.
• Lobochilotes Boulenger, 1915 — 1 sp.
• Petrochromis Boulenger, 1898 — 6 spp.
• Pseudosimochromis Nelissen, 1977 — 1 sp.
• Simochromis Boulenger, 1898 — 6 spp.
• Tropheus Boulenger, 1898 — 6 spp.
• Tylochromis Regan, 1920 — 18 spp.

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Additional information sources:

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  The taxonomic information and the basic database has been provided by; e-mail: Igor Sheremetyev; This is a conversion from a database dump, and there are probably many odd things as result of automatic conversion.