Cichlidae

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Cichla +‎ -idae

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Cichlidae

  1. A taxonomic family within the order Cichliformes – cichlid fishes.

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  • 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.

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