Cichlasoma
| Cichlasoma | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Cichlasoma dimerus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Cichlinae |
| Genus: | Cichlasoma Swainson, 1839 |
| Type species | |
| Labrus bimaculatus | |
Cichlasoma is a genus of fish in the cichlid family. The genus was previously very large (a wastebasket taxon), including cichlids from North America, including Central America, and South America.
Reclassification and subsequent splitting of the genus by Sven O. Kullander and other ichthyologists has resulted in removing many of the former species from the genus Cichlasoma. Several taxa now being placed within separate genera such as Amphilophus, Archocentrus, Herichthys, Heros, Nandopsis, Parachromis, Thorichthys, Vieja and a number of others.
Species
There are currently fifteen recognized species in this genus:
- Cichlasoma amazonarum S. O. Kullander, 1983
- Cichlasoma araguaiense S. O. Kullander, 1983
- Cichlasoma bimaculatum (Linnaeus, 1758) (Black acara)
- Cichlasoma boliviense S. O. Kullander, 1983
- Cichlasoma dimerus (Heckel, 1840)
- Cichlasoma geddesi (Regan, 1905)
- Cichlasoma istlanum (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1899)
- Cichlasoma orientale S. O. Kullander, 1983
- Cichlasoma orinocense S. O. Kullander, 1983
- Cichlasoma paranaense S. O. Kullander, 1983
- Cichlasoma portalegrense (R. F. Hensel, 1870)
- Cichlasoma pusillum S. O. Kullander, 1983
- Cichlasoma santifranciscense S. O. Kullander, 1983
- Cichlasoma taenia (E. T. Bennett, 1831) (Brown coscarob)
- Cichlasoma zarskei Ottoni, 2011
References
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