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Please note: this is an old page in great need of an update. I will be updating it soon.
This page contains several lists of common names and is a work in progress.
1. Some common names
2. The AFS list of common names for cichlids
1. Some Common names
A. Grouped by common name alphabetically
blackbelt Theraps maculicauda
bumblebee cichlid Psuedotropheus crabro
convict Archocentrus nigrofasciatus; Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum
kribensis Pelvicachromis pulcher
oscar Astronotus ocellatus
B. Grouped by cichlid type
Archocentrus nigrofasciatus convict cichlid
Pseudotropheus crabro bumblebee cichlid
2. AFS List of Common Names The common names listed below are the "official" common names as cited in Robin's et al. Unfortunately, many of them are not the names used in the aquarium hobby. Scientific Name Common Name Reference (see end) _______________________ ___________ ________ Acarichthys heckeli threadfin acara AFS21 Acaronia nassa bigeye cichlid AFS21 Aequidens awani golden acara AFS21 Aequidens curviceps flag acara AFS21 Aequidens dorsiger redbreast acara AFS21 Aequidens duopunctatus doublespot acara AFS21 Aequidens itanyi dolphin cichlid AFS21 Aequidens latifrons platinum acara AFS21 Aequidens maroni keyhole cichlid AFS21 Aequidens metae yellow acara AFS21 Aequidens pulcher blue acara AFS21 Aequidens rivulatus green terror AFS21 Aequidens sapayensis Sapayo cichlid AFS21 Aequidens tetramerus saddle cichlide AFS21 Aequidens vittatus banded acara AFS21 Apistogramma amoenum pleasant cichlid AFS21 Apistogramma boreellii umbrella cichlid AFS21 Apistogramma cacatuoides cockatoo cichlid AFS21 Apistogramma commbrae Corumba cichlid AFS21 Apistogramma pertense Amazon dwarf cichlid AFS21 Astatoreochromis straeleni bluelip haplo AFS21 Astronotus ocellatus oscar AFS20 Aulonocara nyassae emperor cichlid AFS21 Biotodoma cupido greenstreaked eartheater AFS21 Biotodoma wavrini Orinoco eartheater AFS21 Boulengerochromis microlepis giant cichlid AFS21 Cichla ocellaris peacock cichlid AFS20 Cichla temensis speckled pavon AFS21 Cichlasoma alfari pastel cichlid AFS21 Cichlasoma aureum golden cichlid AFS21 Cichlasoma beani green guapote AFS21 Cichlasoma bimaculatum black acara AFS20 Cichlasoma citrinellum midas cichlid AFS20 Cichlasoma cyanoguttatum Rio Grande cichlid AFS20 Cichlasoma facetum chanchito AFS21 Cichlasoma festae Guayas cichlid AFS21 Cichlasoma friedrichsthali yellowjacket cichlid AFS21 Cichlasoma haitiense Haitian cichlid AFS21 Cichlasoma maculicauda blackbelt cichlid AFS21 Cichlasoma managuense jaguar guapote AFS20 Cichlasoma meeki firemouth cichlid AFS20 Cichlasoma nicaraguense moga AFS21 Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum convict cichlid AFS20 Cichlasoma octofasciatum Jack Dempsey AFS20 Cichlasoma salvini yellowbelly cichlid AFS21 Cichlasoma spilurum blue-eye cichlid AFS21 Cichlasoma synspilum redhead cichlid AFS21 Cichlasoma temporale emerald cichlid AFS21 Cichlasoma trimaculatum threespot cichlid AFS21 Cichlasoma urophthalmus Mayan cichlid AFS20 Cichlasoma zaliosum arrow cichlid AFS21 Crenicara filamentosum chessboard cichlid AFS21 Crenicara punctulatum checkerboard cichlid AFS21 Crenicichla dorsocellata eyespot pike cichlid AFS21 Crenicichla geayi halfbanded pike cichlid AFS21 Crenicichla lepidota pike cichlid AFS21 Crenicichla saxatilis ringtail pike cichlid AFS21 Cyathopharynx furcifer featherfin cichlid AFS21 Cyphotilapia frontosa humphead cichlid AFS21 Etroplus maculatus orange chromide AFS21 Etroplus suratensis green chromide AFS21 Geophagus acuticeps sharphead eartheater AFS21 Geophagus brasiliensis pearl eartheater AFS21 Geophagus camopiensis Oyapock eartheater AFS21 Geophagus crassilabrus Panamanian eartheater AFS21 Geophagus daemon threespot eartheater AFS21 Geophagus harreri Maroni eartheater AFS21 Geophagus jurupari demon eartheater AFS21 Geophagus pellegrini yellowhump eartheater AFS21 Geophagus steindachneri redhump eartheater AFS21 Geophagus surinamensis redstripped eartheater AFS20 Gymnogeophagus australis Uruguayan eartheater AFS21 Gymnogeophagus balzani Argentine humphead AFS21 Gymnogeophagus gymnogenys smoothcheek eartheater AFS21 Gymnogeophagus rhabdotus stripefin eartheater AFS21 Haplochromis compressiceps Malawi eyebiter AFS21 Haplochromis mellandi snaileater AFS21 Hemichromis bimaculatus African jewelfish AFS20 Hemichromis fasciatus banded jewelfish AFS21 Hemitilapia oxyrhyncha giant haplochromis AFS21 Heros severus banded cichlid AFS21 Herotilapia multispinosa rainbow cichlid AFS21 Iodotropheus sprengerae lavender mbuna AFS21 Julidochromis ornatus golden julie AFS21 Julidochromis regani convict julie AFS21 Julidochromis transcriptus masked julie AFS21 Konia dikume dikume AFS21 Konia eisentrauti konye AFS21 Labeotropheus fuelleborni blue mbuna AFS21 Labeotropheus trewavasae scrapermouth mbuna AFS21 Lamprologus tetracanthus fourspine cichlid AFS21 Limnochromis auritus spangled cichlid AFS21 Melanochromis johanni bluegray mbuna AFS21 Melanochromis vermivorus purple mbuna AFS21 Mesonauta festivus flag cichlid AFS21 Microgeophagus ramirezi ram cichlid AFS21 Myaka myaka myaka AFS21 Nannacara anomala goldeneye cichlid AFS21 Pelvicachromis pulcher rainbow krib AFS21 Petrochromis trewavasae threadfin cichlid AFS21 Pseudotropheus auratus golden mbuna AFS21 Pseudotropheus elongatus elongate mbuna AFS21 Pseudotropheus zebra zebra mbuna AFS21 Pterophyllum scalare freshwater angelfish AFS21 Pungu mclareni pungu AFS21 Serranochromis angusticeps thinface cichlid AFS21 Steatocranus casuarius lionhead cichlid AFS21 Stomatepia mariae nsess AFS21 Stomatepia mongo mongo AFS21 Stomatepia pindu pindu AFS21 Symphysodon aequifasciatus blue discus AFS21 Symphysodon discus red discus AFS21 Tanganicodus irsacae spotfin goby cichlid AFS21 Tilapia alcalica Magadi tilapia AFS21 Tilapia andersoni threespot tilapia AFS21 Tilapia aurea blue tilapia AFS20 Tilapia caroli fissi AFS21 Tilapia galilaea mango tilapia AFS21 Tilapia karomo karomo AFS21 Tilapia linnelli blackfin tilapia AFS21 Tilapia lohbergeri keppi AFS21 Tilapia macrochir longfin tilapia AFS21 Tilapia mariae spotted tilapia AFS20 Tilapia melanotheron blackchin tilapia AFS20 Tilapia mortimeri Kariba tilapia AFS21 Tilapia mossambica Mozambique tilapia AFS20 Tilapia nilotica Nile tilapia AFS21 Tilapia placida black tilapia AFS21 Tilapia rendalli redbreast tilapia AFS21 Tilapia sparrmani banded tilapia AFS21 Tilapia steinbachi kululu AFS21 Tilapia urolepis Wami tilapia AFS20 Tilapia zilli redbelly tilapia AFS20 Trematocranus jacobfriebergi fairy cichlid AFS21 Tropheus moorei blunthead cichlid AFS21 Uaru amphiacanthoides uaru AFS21
AFS20 = Robins, C.R. (1991) Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 20
AFS21 = Robins, C.R. (1991) World Fishes Important to North Americans. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 21
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