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Wild About Illinois Fishes!

Family Cichlidae - Cichlid Family [nonnative]

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae - ​Cichlids are popular aquarium fishes that are not native to Illinois. Cichlids have only one nostril on each side of the head and a two part lateral line with the front portion higher than the rear portion.

Rio Grande cichlid (Herichthys cyanoguttatus) [nonnative] Photo © Uland Thomas

Features and Behaviors

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Illinois Range

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae

Illinois Status: common, nonnative

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