Here is a list of all the names of South American cichlids.For more information and photos please check out our Facebook group Motionaquatics UK

List of South American cichlid

• Acaras
• Angels & Mesonauta
• Cichlasomas
• Checkerboards
• Discus
• Dwarf Acaras
• Dwarves
• Eartheaters
• Heroines
• Large Predators
• Oscars
• Pike
• Planktivores
• Teleocichla
• Uaru
  

Acaras
Aequidens` sp. "Goldsaum"   False Green Terror
Aequidens` latifrons  
Aequidens` pulcher   Blue Acara
Aequidens` rivulatus   False Green Teror
Aequidens` sp. "Silversaum"   Green Terror Aequidens diadema  
Aequidens sp. "Korias"  
Aequidens metae  
Aequidens patricki  
Aequidens portalegrensis   Port Cichlid, Brown Acara, Port Acara
Aequidens tetramerus   Saddle Cichlid
Bujurquina vittata  
Krobia guianensis  
Krobia aff. "guyanensis Oyapock"  
Krobia itanyi

Angels & Mesonauta
Mesonauta festivus   Flag Cichlid,
Festivum Mesonauta guyanae   Flag Cichlid,
Festivum Mesonauta cf. guyanae "Rio Cobra"   Flag Cichlid,
Festivum Mesonauta cf. guyanae "Rio Tapajos"   Flag Cichlid,
Festivum Mesonauta insignis  
Pterophyllum altum  
Pterophyllum leopoldi  
Pterophyllum sp. "Rio Momon Red Spot"  
Pterophyllum scalare   Angelfish

Cichlasomas
Cichlasoma dimerus

Checkerboards
Crenicara punctulatum  
Dicrossus filamentosus   Checkerboard cichlid

Discus
Symphysodon aequifasciatus   Discus
Symphysodon aequifasciatus (Cobalt)   Discus
Symphysodon aequifasciatus (German Red) Discus
Symphysodon aequifasciatus (Green Peruvian)   Discus
Symphysodon aequifasciatus (Pigeon Blood)   Discus
Symphysodon aequifasciatus (Pigeon Blood)   Discus
Symphysodon aequifasciatus (Red Side)   Discus
Symphysodon aequifasciatus (Snakeskin)   Discus
Symphysodon aequifasciatus (Snowflake)   Discus
Symphysodon aequifasciatus (Turquoise)   Discus
Symphysodon aequifasciatus (Yellow)   Discus
Symphysodon discus   Heckel Discus

Dwarf Acaras
Cleithracara maronii   Keyhole Cichlid
Laetacara curviceps   Dwarf Flag Cichlid
Laetacara dorsigera   Redbreast Acara
Laetacara thayeri  
Nannacara anomala   Golden Dwarf Cichlid

Dwarves
Apistogramma agassizii  
Apistogramma atahualpa  
Apistogramma baenschi   Inca Apistogramma
Apistogramma bitaeniata  
Apistogramma sp. "Black-chin/Schwarzkinn"  
Apistogramma borellii   Banded Dwarf Cichlid
Apistogramma sp. "Breitbinden/Broad-banded"  
Apistogramma cacatuoides   Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlid
Apistogramma cacatuoides (Orange Flash)   Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlid
Apistogramma cacatuoides (Red)   Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlid
Apistogramma elizabethae  
Apistogramma cf. eunotus "Orangeschwanz/Orange-tail"  
Apistogramma hongsloi  
Apistogramma macmasteri  
Apistogramma sp. "Mamor"  
Apistogramma sp. "Maulbr"  
Apistogramma nijsseni   Panda Apistogramma
Apistogramma panduro  
Apistogramma sp. "Papagei/Parrot"  
Apistogramma cf. resticulosa "Mamor"  
Apistogramma rupununi  
Apistogramma steindachneri  
Apistogramma trifasciata  
Apistogramma uaupesi  
Apistogramma viejita  
Mikrogeophagus altispinosus   Bolivian Ram
Mikrogeophagus ramirezi   Ram
Taeniacara candidi  

Eartheaters
Acarichthys heckelii  
Biotodoma sp. "Aripuana"  
Biotodoma cupido   Cupid cichlid
Biotodoma sp. "Guyana"  
Biotodoma wavrini  
Geophagus` sp. "Bahia Red"  
Geophagus` brasiliensis   Pearlscale Eartheater `
Geophagus` crassilabris  
Geophagus` iporangensis  
Geophagus` pellegrini  
Geophagus` steindachneri   Steiney
Geophagus abalios  
Geophagus sp. "Altamira"  
Geophagus altifrons  
Geophagus altifrons (British Guyana)  
Geophagus altifrons (Rio Xingu)  
Geophagus cf. altifrons "Rio Tocantins"  
Geophagus cf. altifrons "Rio Xingu"  
Geophagus sp. "Araguari - Orange Head"  
Geophagus argyrostictus  
Geophagus aff. "argyrostictus"  
Geophagus brachybranchus  
Geophagus brokopondo  
Geophagus camopiensis  
Geophagus dicrozoster   sp. "Columbia"
Geophagus grammepareius  
Geophagus sp. "Pindare" (Parnaiba)  
Geophagus proximus  
Geophagus sp. "Rio Are"  
Geophagus surinamensis  
Geophagus taeniopareius  
Geophagus sp. "Tapajos II" (Tapajos)  
Geophagus sp. "Tapajos Orange Head"  
Geophagus winemilleri   sp. "Stripetail", sp. "Rio Negro I"
Guianacara sp. "Orinoco"  
Guianacara owroewefi  
Guianacara sp. "Red Cheek"  
Guianacara sphenozona  
Gymnogeophagus australis   Rainbow Eartheater
Gymnogeophagus balzanii  
Gymnogeophagus sp. "Blue Neon"  
Gymnogeophagus gymnogenys  
Gymnogeophagus labiatus  
Gymnogeophagus meridionalis  
Gymnogeophagus rhabdotus  
Gymnogeophagus sp. "Verna"  
Retroculus lapidifer  
Retroculus xinguensis  
Satanoperca acuticpes  
Satanoperca daemon  
Satanoperca jurupari   Devilfish
Satanoperca cf. jurupari "Rio Capim"  
Satanoperca leucosticta  
Satanoperca cf. leucosticta "Amazonas Red"  
Satanoperca cf. Leucosticta "Goldspot"  
Satanoperca lilith   Two-spot Daemon
Satanoperca pappaterra  
Satanoperca sp. "Redlip"   sp. French Guiana, sp. Amap
Satanoperca sp. "Rio Xingu"

Heroines
Australoheros sp. "red ceibal "  
Heros efasciatus   Severum
Heros efasciatus (Albino aquarium strain)   Albino Severum
Heros efasciatus (Gold aquarium strain)   Gold Severum
Heros efasciatus (Rio Negro)   Severum
Heros efasciatus (Turquoise)   Turquoise Severum
Heros efasciatus (Ucayali)   Severum
Heros efasciatus (White aquarium strain)   White Severum
Heros sp. "French Guyana"  
Heros severus  
Hoplarchus psittacus   Green Parrot
Hypselecara coryphaenoides   Rio Negro Chocolate Cichlid
Hypselecara temporalis   Chocolate Cichlid

Large Predators
Amphilophus festae   Red Terror
Caquetaia kraussii  
Caquetaia spectabilis  
Caquetaia umbrifera   Umbie
Cichla monoculus   Peacock Bass
Cichla ocellaris   Peacock Bass
Cichla temensis   Speckled Peacock Bass

Oscars
Astronotus ocellatus   Oscar
Astronotus ocellatus "Albino"   Albino Oscar
Astronotus ocellatus "Lutino Cross"   Lutino Cross Oscar
Astronotus ocellatus "Orange"   Orange Oscar
Astronotus ocellatus "Red Tiger"   Red Tiger Oscar
Astronotus ocellatus "Red"   Red Oscar

Pikes
Crenicichla sp. "Belly Crawler"  
Crenicichla cincta  
Crenicichla sp. "Cobra"  
Crenicichla compressiceps  
Crenicichla johanna  
Crenicichla lucius  
Crenicichla lugubris  
Crenicichla marmorata  
Crenicichla menezesi  
Crenicichla sp. "Pacaya"  
Crenicichla regani  
Crenicichla saxatilis  
Crenicichla semifasciata  
Crenicichla strigatta  
Crenicichla sp. "Tapajos Red"   Tapajos II
Crenicichla vittata  
Crenicichla sp. "Xingu I"

Planktivores
Chaetobranchopsis australis   Basketmouth
Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis  

Teleocichla
Teleocichla centrarchus (Rio Xingu)

Uaru
Uaru amphiacanthoides   Trangle Cichlid,Uaru, Poor man's discus
Uaru fernandezyepezi

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