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Common member of the family Cichlidae
 
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Pronounced sik lid
Family Common Name Cichlids
Size Smallest 45mm, largest 170mm, average 92mm, most commonly 98mm. All SL.
Subfamilies There are 2 subfamilies in the database
Species There are 8 "species" in 5 genera in the database
Keepers 8 species (100%) are being kept by registered keepers
Breeders 8 "species" (100%) are being bred.
Distribution

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Hop to next section Subfamilies in Cichlidae (by species)
2.Pseudocrenilabrinae25 species(313%)
2.Cichlinae2 species(25%)
Hop to next section Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Benitochromis6 species(8 keepers)
2.Haplochromis0 species(1 keepers)
3.Herotilapia2 species(1 keepers)
4.Nanochromis8 species(1 keepers)
5.Pelvicachromis11 species(1 keepers)
Hop to next section Most Kept Species
1.
Benitochromis finleyiBenitochromis finleyi
(25%)
2.
Benitochromis batesiiBenitochromis batesii
(25%)
3.
Pelvicachromis pulcherPelvicachromis pulcher
(8.33%)
4.
Nanochromis splendensNanochromis splendens
(8.33%)
5.
Herotilapia multispinosaHerotilapia multispinosa
(8.33%)
6.
Haplochromis vanheusdeniHaplochromis vanheusdeni
(8.33%)
7.
Benitochromis ufermanniBenitochromis ufermanni
(8.33%)
8.
Benitochromis conjunctusBenitochromis conjunctus
(8.33%)
Hop to next section Most Bred Species List
(Alphabetic | Chronological | Most Kept)
1.
Benitochromis batesiiBenitochromis batesii
(i:1, k:3, b:1)
2.
Benitochromis conjunctusBenitochromis conjunctus
(i:2, k:1, b:1)
3.
Benitochromis finleyiBenitochromis finleyi
(i:1, k:3, b:1)
4.
Benitochromis ufermanniBenitochromis ufermanni
(i:1, k:1, b:1)
5.
Haplochromis vanheusdeniHaplochromis vanheusdeni
(i:2, k:1, b:1)
6.
Herotilapia multispinosaHerotilapia multispinosa
(i:4, k:1, b:1)
7.
Nanochromis splendensNanochromis splendens
(i:1, k:1, b:1)
8.
Pelvicachromis pulcherPelvicachromis pulcher
(i:6, k:1, b:1)