Home›Fish›Common Group›Cichlids, Anemonefish And DamselfishGroupCichlids, Anemonefish And DamselfishThis group gathers Fish subcategory members belonging to two related percomorph families united here by a shared reputation for complex, highly observable social and reproductive behavior. The cichlid family Cichlidae, overwhelmingly freshwater and famous for the rapid, explosive diversification of hundreds of endemic species in Africa's Great Lakes, contributes species such as the tilapias, farmed worldwide as a food fish, and popular aquarium fish including the oscar, the firemouth cichlid, the freshwater angelfish and the convict cichlid, most cichlids showing elaborate parental care, in several species brooding their own eggs and young inside the mouth. The damselfish family Pomacentridae contributes the anemonefish, or clownfish, whose immunity to the sting of the sea anemones they live among, in exchange for cleaning and defending their host, is one of the best-known examples of mutualism in the marine world.FactsBrowse BySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonTaxonomic Rank OrderWell-attested5 1Reproductive ModeWell-attestedOviparous (Egg-Laying) 2Browse ByAll Cichlids, Anemonefish And DamselfishCichlids, Anemonefish And Damselfish54 entriesCichlids, Anemonefish And DamselfishFilter Results71 entriesEveryday GroupAllCichlids, Anemonefish And Damselfish (54)HabitatAllCoral Reef (17)Estuary (1)Freshwater (5)Lake (7)Mangrove Forest (1)Marine (16)River (14)Savanna (1)Where It LivesAllAlgeria (1)Angola (1)Antigua and Barbuda (1)Argentina (4)Australia (1)Australia (9)Bahamas (1)Bangladesh (1)Barbados (1)Belize (1)Benin (1)Bhutan (1)Bolivia (4)Botswana (1)Brazil (16)Bulgaria (1)Burundi (2)Cabo Verde (1)Canada (3)Central America (2)Chile (1)China (8)Colombia (12)Comoros (1)Costa Rica (3)Cote d'Ivoire (2)Cuba (2)Cyprus (1)Czechia (1)Democratic Republic of the Congo (1)Djibouti (1)Dominica (1)Dominican Republic (1)Ecuador (2)Egypt (1)El Salvador (3)Eritrea (2)Ethiopia (1)Federated States of Micronesia (1)Fiji (1)France (4)Gabon (1)Germany (2)Guatemala (3)Guyana (4)Honduras (3)India (2)Indonesia (6)Iran (1)Israel (1)Italy (2)Japan (4)Kenya (5)Lake Malawi (3)Lake Tanganyika (1)Madagascar (5)Malay Archipelago (1)Marshall Islands (2)Mauritius (4)Melanesia (2)Meta River (1)Mexico (8)Mozambique (6)Negro River (1)Netherlands (1)New Zealand (1)Nicaragua (2)North America (3)Orinoco River (1)Panama (2)Paraguay (3)Peru (7)Philippines (5)Poland (1)Portugal (1)Republic of the Congo (1)Seychelles (2)Singapore (4)South Africa (2)South America (3)Spain (2)Suriname (1)Tanzania (4)Thailand (1)The Pacific Ocean (1)Tonga (1)Turkey (1)United Arab Emirates (1)United Kingdom (1)United States (11)Uruguay (2)Vanuatu (1)Venezuela (2)Zambia (1)Conservation StatusAllData Deficient (1)Endangered (1)Least Concern (40)Near Threatened (1)Not Evaluated (1)Vulnerable (2)DietAllCarnivore (10)Herbivore (4)Omnivore (26)Piscivore (1)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (23)Marine (31)Terrestrial and Freshwater (1)Living or ExtinctAllYes (54)ThreatsAllInvasive and Other Problematic Species, Genes and Diseases (1)Relationship to PeopleAllHunted or Fished (17)Invasive or Introduced Species (4)Kept as Pets (41)CITES AppendixAllNot Listed (47)NatureServe RankAllG5 Secure (4)GNR Unranked (2)EcosystemAllAmazon Rainforest (2)Chagos Archipelago (1)Coral Reef Systems (18)Coral Sea (1)Coral Triangle (2)Great Barrier Reef (7)Lake Tanganyika (3)Ningaloo Reef (1)TaxonomyAllAmphiprion (27)Astronotus (1)Cichlidae (23)Oreochromis (1)Perciformes (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 50Allard's ClownfishFish3 linksAmatitlania siquiaFish1 linkAmphilophus labiatusFish2 linksApistogramma borelliiFish2 linksApistogramma hongsloiFish2 linksApistogramma panduroFish3 linksApistogramma reganiFish2 linksApistogramma viejitaFish2 linksAustralian ClownfishFish3 linksAustraloheros facetusFish2 linksBanded dwarf cichlidFish2 linksBarber's ClownfishFish4 linksBarrier Reef AnemonefishFish3 linksBiotodoma cupidoFish2 linksBlue acaraFish2 linksBlue-eye cichlidFish1 linkChagos AnemonefishFish3 linksCinnamon ClownfishFish3 linksClark's AnemonefishFish3 linksClownfishFish3 linksConvict cichlidFish3 linksCrenicara punctulataFish3 linksCrenicichla punctataFish2 linksFiremouth CichlidFish2 linksGeophagus altifronsFish1 linkGoldeneye cichlidFish2 linksGreen terrorFish2 linksIodotropheus sprengeraeFish3 linksIvanacara bimaculataFish2 linksJack Dempsey (fish)Fish2 linksLaetacara curvicepsFish3 linksLugubria johannaFish2 linksMadagascar AnemonefishFish4 linksMaldive AnemonefishFish3 linksMaroon ClownfishFish3 linksMauritian AnemonefishFish3 linksMaylandia callainosFish2 linksMcCulloch's AnemonefishFish4 linksMesonauta festivusFish2 linksMozambique TilapiaFish4 linksNannacara aureocephalusFish2 linksNeolamprologus brichardiFish3 linksNosestripe ClownfishFish3 linksOcellaris ClownfishFish4 linksOman AnemonefishFish4 linksOrange ClownfishFish3 linksOrange Skunk ClownfishFish3 linksOrange-fin AnemonefishFish3 linksOscar (fish)Fish2 linksPacific AnemonefishFish4 linksShowing 1 to 50 of 71, page 1 of 2.12Next →Sources1. Wikipedia: Taxonomic ranktier 2WikipediaTaxonomic rank, Fundamental ranks section, rank sequence sentence, group 516671Quote, Taxonomic rank, Fundamental ranks section, rank sequence sentence, group 516671kingdom, phylum or division, class, order, family, genus, and speciesView the Source2. Wikipedia: Fishtier 2WikipediaFish, Reproduction and life-cycle section, group 516671Quote, Fish, Reproduction and life-cycle section, group 516671Over 97% of fish, including salmon and goldfish, are oviparous, meaning that the eggs are shed into the water and develop outside the mother's body.View the SourceApistogramma viejita (Wikipedia)Has Member: Apistogramma viejita, Lead, cichlidQuote, Has Member: Apistogramma viejita, Lead, cichlidApistogramma viejita is a dwarf cichlid in the subfamily Cichlinae, in the tribe Geophagini.View the SourceAmatitlania siquia (Wikipedia)Has Member: Amatitlania siquia, Lead, groupQuote, Has Member: Amatitlania siquia, Lead, groupis a species of cichlidView the SourceSpotfin goby cichlid (Wikipedia)Has Member: Spotfin goby cichlid, Lead, groupQuote, Has Member: Spotfin goby cichlid, Lead, groupis an African species of cichlid endemic to Lake TanganyikaView the SourceBlue-eye cichlid (Wikipedia)Has Member: Blue-eye cichlid, LeadQuote, Has Member: Blue-eye cichlid, LeadThe blue-eye cichlid (Cryptoheros spilurus) is a small species of fish in the family Cichlidae.View the SourceTanganyika clown (Wikipedia)Has Member: Tanganyika clown, LeadQuote, Has Member: Tanganyika clown, Leadis a small species of fish in the family CichlidaeView the SourceLugubria johanna (Wikipedia)Has Member: Lugubria johanna, LeadQuote, Has Member: Lugubria johanna, Leadis a species of cichlid native to South AmericaView the SourceCrenicara punctulata (FishBase)Has Member: Crenicara punctulata, Classification / NamesQuote, Has Member: Crenicara punctulata, Classification / NamesTeleostei (teleosts) > Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > CichlinaeView the SourceApistogramma borellii (Wikipedia)Has Member: Apistogramma borellii, LeadQuote, Has Member: Apistogramma borellii, LeadIt is a South American dwarf cichlid, found in the Paraguay River and Paraná River.View the SourceMaylandia callainos (Wikipedia)Has Member: Maylandia callainos, LeadQuote, Has Member: Maylandia callainos, Leadis a species of cichlid endemic to Lake MalawiView the SourcePseudotropheus crabro (Wikipedia)Has Member: Pseudotropheus crabro, LeadQuote, Has Member: Pseudotropheus crabro, Leadis a species of cichlidView the SourceIodotropheus sprengerae (Wikipedia)Has Member: Iodotropheus sprengerae, LeadQuote, Has Member: Iodotropheus sprengerae, Leadis a species of cichlidView the SourceFishBase: Apistogramma bitaeniata summary page (FishBase)FishBaseHas Member: Banded dwarf cichlid, Classification / NamesQuote, Has Member: Banded dwarf cichlid, Classification / NamesTeleostei (teleosts) > Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > GeophaginaeView the SourceGeophagus altifrons (Wikipedia)Has Member: Geophagus altifrons, Lead, groupQuote, Has Member: Geophagus altifrons, Lead, groupGeophagus altifrons are a freshwater eartheater cichlid, native to the Amazon River Basin, Brazil.View the SourceZebra acara (Wikipedia)Has Member: Zebra acara, LeadQuote, Has Member: Zebra acara, Leadis a species of cichlid from Rio Uaupes and Rio Preto, two side rivers of Rio Negro in BrazilView the SourceApistogramma regani (Wikipedia)Has Member: Apistogramma regani, Lead, group placementQuote, Has Member: Apistogramma regani, Lead, group placementApistogramma regani is a species of South American dwarf cichlid.View the SourcePearl cichlid (Wikipedia)Has Member: Pearl cichlid, LeadQuote, Has Member: Pearl cichlid, Leadis a species of fish in the South American cichlid familyView the SourceBiotodoma cupido (Wikipedia)Has Member: Biotodoma cupido, Lead, cichlidQuote, Has Member: Biotodoma cupido, Lead, cichlidis a species of cichlid native to the Amazon and Essequibo basins in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guayana, and Peru.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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