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Cichliformes

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Cichliformes
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Cichliformes /ˈsɪklɪfɔːrmz/ is an order of fishes. Its members were previously classified under the order Perciformes, but now many authorities consider it to be an independent order within the subseries Ovalentaria. The earliest fossils are known from the Eocene.[1]

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Taxonomy

There are three families within the Cichliformes; the leaffishes are a small family consisting of 4 genera and 5 species, the convict blennies are a small family consisting of a single genus and two species, while the cichlids are one of the largest vertebrate families with over 202 genera and more than 1700 species. These families look physically dissimilar from one another, with only molecular data revealing their close relationships.[2]

The following taxonomy is based on the Catalog of Fishes (2025)[3]

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