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Cichliformes

Actinopteri - Cichliformes

Taxonomy
Cichliformes is an order. It is extant.

It was assigned to Cichlomorphae by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Ovalentaria by Nelson et al. (2016).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Cichliformes Betancur et al.
2016Cichliformes Nelson et al. p. 342

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
RankNameAuthor
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
Euacanthomorphacea
Percomorphaceae
Carangimorpharia
Ovalentariae
superorderCichlomorphae
orderCichliformes
orderCichliformes

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Fm. Cichlidae Heckel 1840 [cichlid]
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G. Aequidens Eigenmann and Bray 1894
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Aequidens pauloensis Schaeffer 1947
G. Gymnogeophagus Ribeiro 1918
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Gymnogeophagus eocenicus Malabarba et al. 2010
G. †Palaeochromis Sauvage 1907
G. †Priscacara Cope 1877
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Priscacara campi Hesse 1936
Priscacara clivosa Cope 1878
Priscacara cypha Cope 1877
Priscacara liops Cope 1877
Priscacara oxyprion Cope 1878
Priscacara pealei Cope 1878
Priscacara serrata Cope 1877
G. †Proterocara Malabarba et al. 2006
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Proterocara argentina Malabarba et al. 2006
Tr. Tilapiini Carnevale et al. 2003 [tilapiine]
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G. Oreochromis Carnevale et al. 2003
G. †Tylochromis Regan 1920
Invalid names: Pseudocrenilabrinae Fowler 1934 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available