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Midas Cichlids
Amphilophus
Amphilophus is a genus of cichlid fishes from Central America, ranging from southern Mexico to Panama. The genus currently contains 23 species, including several that are well-known from the aquarium trade. However, a 2008 study led by Oldrich Rican suggested that several species within Amphilophus should be moved to the genus Astatheros. Species proposed to be moved to Astatheros are A. alfari, A. altifrons, A. bussingi, A. diquis, A. longimanus, A. macracanthus (which would be the...
19 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 18 known species
Midas Cichlid
speciesAmphilophus citrinellus
Flowerhorn Cichlid
hybridAmphilophus labiatus × trimaculatus
Red Devil Cichlid
speciesAmphilophus labiatus
Threespot Cichlid
speciesAmphilophus trimaculatus
Redside Cichlid
speciesAmphilophus istlanus
Lyon's Cichlid
speciesAmphilophus lyonsi
Black Devil Cichlid
speciesAmphilophus sagittae
Black Midas Cichlid
speciesAmphilophus astorquii
Chancho Cichlid
speciesAmphilophus chancho
Xilo Cichlid
speciesAmphilophus xiloaensis
Amarillo Cichlid
speciesAmphilophus amarillo
Arrow Cichlid
speciesAmphilophus zaliosus
Flaveolus Cichlid
speciesAmphilophus flaveolus
Harlequin Cichlid
speciesAmphilophus hogaboomorum
Amphilophus tolteca
speciesAmphilophus tolteca
Amphilophus viridis
speciesAmphilophus viridis
Amphilophus erythraeus
speciesAmphilophus erythraeus
Round-bellied Cichlid
speciesAmphilophus globosus
Amphilophus supercilius
speciesAmphilophus supercilius
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 86419.