Cichlidae


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Cichlidae

[′sik·lə‚dē]
(vertebrate zoology)
The cichlids, a family of perciform fishes in the suborder Percoidei.
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Thus, the Reventazon specimens are assigned to the Cichlidae on the basis of the close resemblance of the cleithrum, vertebrae and fin rays to Proterocara (Malabarba et al.
FOSSILS OF CICHLID FISHES FROM THE MIOCENE AND PLEISTOCENE OF COSTA RICA/FOSILES DE PECES CICLIDOS DEL MIOCENO Y PLEISTOCENO DE COSTA RICA
This study provides insight on the morphological characteristics in relation to the body weight of two Cichlidae for the sustainable management of fishery in Makurdi and Nigeria at large.
Variation in the Morphometry Measurements of Two Tilapia Fish Species in Relation to Their Body Weight Obtained from Lower Benue River at Makurdi, Benue State Nigeria
Chandidae and Cichlidae two exotic fish families were represented by three species each.
Diversity and Distribution of Fish Fauna of Indus River at Taunsa Barrage in Punjab, Pakistan
La abundancia de presas encontrada en este trabajo es muy diferente a la reportada por otros autores para la familia Cichlidae en otras areas geograficas de Colombia y en el resto de Suramerica.
Habitos alimentarios de Cocobolo (Andinoacara pulcher) en la cienaga Grande de Lorica, Colombia
Cholesca Co: Amphilophus longimanus y Archocentrus multispinosus, Cichlidae.
Nombres comunes y tecnicos de los peces de agua dulce de Costa Rica
The Rio Grande cichlid Cichlasoma cyanoguttatum is the most northern species of the Cichlidae in North America, historically occurring as far north as the Rio Grande and Pecos River (Brown 1953; Hubbs 1991).
Range extension for Rio Grande cichlid Cichlasoma cyanoguttatum (Pisces: Cichlidae) in Texas
In particular, the nearshore waters of Lakes Malawi and Tanganyika contain flocks of species, mostly members of the family Cichlidae, which may attain densities of up to 22 species and [greater than]500 individuals in a 50-[m.
Food partitioning among Lake Malawi nearshore fishes as revealed by stable isotope analyses
Las tilapias constituyen un grupo de varias especies de la Familia Cichlidae introducidas en paises en desarrollo de regiones tropicales y subtropicales con el proposito de obtener una fuente de proteina de bajo costo de produccion.
Influencia de la temperatura, densidad, oxigeno y alimento en la formacion de marcas en las escamas de tilapia
Adebisi documented families like Cichlidae, Channidae, Gymnarchidae, Latidae, Hepsetidae, Clariidae, Osteoglossidae, e.
Growth patterns and condition factor of Hepsetus odoe (Bloch, 1794) captured in Eleyele Lake, Southwest Nigeria
Fish of the genus Cichla belong to the order Perciformes and the family Cichlidae, popularly known in Brazil as peacock bass (Tucunare).
Prospecting molecular markers to distinguish Cichla kelberi, C. monoculus and C. piquiti/Prospeccao de marcadores moleculares para distincao de Cichla kelberi, Cichla monoculus e Cichla piquiti
Xanthic phenotypes have been reported in a broad taxonomic array of fishes, including marine [Batrachoididae (Opsanus; Lewis, 1968), Ostraciidae (Lactophrys triqueter; Pattengill-Semmens, 1999) and Sebastidae (Sebastes; Cripe, 1998)] and numerous freshwater representatives [Adrianichthyidae (Oryzias; Goodrich, 1927), Centrachidae (Micropterus; Allen and Neill, 1953), Cichlidae (Cichlasoma and Herichthys; Webber et al.
Low but stable frequency of xanthic phenotypes in a population of the twoline pupfish, Cyprinodon bifasciatus
A phylogeny and classification of the South American Cichlidae (Teleostei: Perciformes).
A review of Dicrossus foirni and Dicrossus warzeli, two species of cichlid fishes from the Amazon River basin in Brazil (Teleostei: Cichlidae)

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