Cichlidae

== Translingual == === Etymology === Cichla +‎ -idae === Proper noun === Cichlidae A taxonomic family within the order Cichliformes – cichlid fishes. ==== Usage notes ==== The structure of the taxonomy of cichlid genera and species is likely to be revised as the taxonomy based on dentition is replaced by one based on DNA. ==== Hypernyms ==== (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Osteichthyes – superclass; Actinopterygii – superclass; Actinopteri – class; Neopterygii – subclass; Teleostei – infraclass; Cichliformes - order ==== Hyponyms ==== (family): Heterochromidinae, Pseudocrenilabrinae (African cichlids), Etroplinae, Astronotinae, Cichlasomatinae, Cichlinae, Geophaginae (American cichlids), Retroculinae, Ptychochrominae (Madagascar cichlids) - subfamilies ==== Descendants ==== → Greek: κιχλίδες (kichlídes) (calque) === References === Cichlidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Cichlidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Cichlidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Cichlidae at World Register of Marine Species Cichlidae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Cichlidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information Cichlidae at Fishbase “Cichlidae”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026