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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Cichlasomatinae
Genus: Cichlasoma

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14 species (see list below)
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Photo by Lo Polo, J.C.

South America
Max. Length 13.5 cm SL
Cichlasoma amazonarum Kullander, 1983

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Cichlasoma amazonarum
[]

Photo by DATZ

South America
Max. Length 15.5 cm SL
Cichlasoma araguaiense Kullander, 1983

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Cichlasoma araguaiense
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

South America
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Cichlasoma bimaculatum (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Cichlasoma bimaculatum
[Black acara]

Photo by DATZ

South America
Max. Length 10.7 cm SL
Cichlasoma boliviense Kullander, 1983

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Cichlasoma boliviense
[]

Photo by Sazima, I.

South America
Max. Length 11.7 cm SL
Cichlasoma dimerus (Heckel, 1840)

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Cichlasoma dimerus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.5 cm TL
 
Cichlasoma geddesi
[]

Photo by Bentinho, A.

South America
Max. Length 13.6 cm SL
Cichlasoma orientale Kullander, 1983

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Cichlasoma orientale
[]

Photo by DATZ

South America
Max. Length 10.9 cm SL
Cichlasoma orinocense Kullander, 1983

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Cichlasoma orinocense
[]

Photo by Equipe de Ictiologia do Nupélia

South America
Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
Cichlasoma paranaense Kullander, 1983

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Cichlasoma paranaense
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

South America
Max. Length 12.9 cm TL
Cichlasoma portalegrense (Hensel, 1870)

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Cichlasoma portalegrense
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.6 cm SL
 
Cichlasoma pusillum
[]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

South America
Max. Length 8.8 cm SL
Cichlasoma sanctifranciscense Kullander, 1983

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Cichlasoma sanctifranciscense
[]

Photo by DATZ

South America
Max. Length 12.8 cm SL
Cichlasoma taenia (Bennett, 1831)

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Cichlasoma taenia
[Brown coscarob]
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Max. Length 10.0 cm SL
 
Cichlasoma zarskei
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Cichlasoma amazonarum South America 13.5 SL 1983
Cichlasoma araguaiense South America 15.5 SL 1983
Cichlasoma bimaculatum Black acara South America 30 TL 1758
Cichlasoma boliviense South America 10.7 SL 1983
Cichlasoma dimerus South America 11.7 SL 1840
Cichlasoma geddesi Central America 6.5 TL 1905
Cichlasoma orientale South America 13.6 SL 1983
Cichlasoma orinocense South America 10.9 SL 1983
Cichlasoma paranaense South America 9.5 SL 1983
Cichlasoma portalegrense South America 12.9 TL 1870
Cichlasoma pusillum South America 6.6 SL 1983
Cichlasoma sanctifranciscense South America 8.8 SL 1983
Cichlasoma taenia Brown coscarob South America 12.8 SL 1831
Cichlasoma zarskei South America 10.0 SL 2011



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