Cichliformes
Cichliformes /ˈsɪklɪfɔːrmiːz/ 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.
| Cichliformes Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Pholidichthys leucotaenia, the convict blenny | |
| Pterophyllum scalare, the freshwater angelfish, a cichlid | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| (unranked): | Ovalentaria |
| Order: | Cichliformes R. Betancur-R et al. 2013 |
| Type species | |
| Cichla ocellaris Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | |
The earliest fossils are known from the Eocene.
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