Cichlidae
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Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Cichlidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Cichliformes – cichlid fishes.
Usage notes
- The structure of the taxonomy of cichlid genera and species is likely to be revised as the taxonomy based on dentition is replaced by one based on DNA.
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Cichliformes - order
Hyponyms
- (family): Heterochromidinae, Pseudocrenilabrinae (African cichlids), Etroplinae, Astronotinae, Cichlasomatinae, Cichlinae, Geophaginae (American cichlids), Retroculinae, Ptychochrominae (Madagascar cichlids) - subfamilies
References
Cichlidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Cichlidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Cichlidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Cichlidae at World Register of Marine Species
- Cichlidae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Cichlidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Cichlidae at Fishbase
- Cichlidae at Paleobiology Database
