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Cichliformes
- cichlids and convict blennies
(fish)
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Entity:
Cichlomorphae (Superorder)
..Cichliformes (Order) - cichlids and convict blennies
....Cichlidae (Family) - cichlids
....Pholidichthyidae (Family) - convict-blennies
....Polycentridae (Family) - leaffishes
....†Priscacaridae (Family)
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(Kingdom)
Animalia
-
(Phylum)
Chordata
-
(Class)
Actinopteri
Current position
Cichlomorphae
(Superorder)
Ref:
R. van der Laan, 2018
: 78.
Alternative positions
Actinopteri
(Class)
Cope, 1871
Ref:
R. van der Laan et al., 2021
: (4 Feb 2025); ECoF(4 Feb 2025).
Ovalentaria
(Subseries)
Smith & Near, 2012
Ref:
J.S. Nelson et al., 2016
: 342.
Historical positions
Cichlomorphae
(Superorder)
Ref:
R. van der Laan, 2018
: 78.
Cichlomorphae
(Superorder)
Ref:
R. Betancur-R et al., 2017
: 25.
Ovalentaria
(Subseries)
Smith & Near, 2012
Ref:
J.S. Nelson et al., 2016
: 341, 342.
Number of Subtaxa
2026
Available in Systema Naturae 2000
3f;263g;1470s;52ss;2v; ‡2ss; †1f;4g
1989-present
Systema Naturae 2000
: 2 Aug 2025
[3f;263g; †1f]
2018
R. van der Laan
: 78
[2f; †1f]
2017
R. Betancur-R et al.
: 25
[2f]
2016
J.S. Nelson et al.
: 346
[2f]
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Last updated:
21 Sep 2025