CLASSIFICATION: La classification taxonomique majeure de la famille des cichlidés.

---

La classification de la famille des Cichlidae

Famille: (50)

• Achiridae Rafinesque, 1815 (Righteye soles, American soles) Actinopteri: Pleuronectiformes.
• Acipenseridae Bonaparte, 1831 (Sturgeons) Actinopteri: Acipenseriformes.
• Anablepidae Bonaparte, 1831 (Four-eyed fishes) Actinopteri: Cyprinodontiformes.
• Anguillidae Rafinesque, 1810 (Freshwater eels) Actinopteri: Anguilliformes.
• Ariidae Bleeker, 1858 (Sea catfishes) Actinopteri: Siluriformes.
• Atherinopsidae Fitzinger, 1873 (Silversides) Actinopteri: Atheriniformes.
• Batrachoididae Jordan, 1896 (Toadfishes) Actinopteri: Batrachoidiformes.
• Belonidae Bonaparte, 1835 (Needlefishes) Actinopteri: Beloniformes.
• Bythitidae Gill, 1861 (Viviparous brotulas) Actinopteri: Ophidiiformes.
• Carangidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Jacks) Actinopteri: Perciformes.
• Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896 (Requiem sharks) Elasmobranchii: Carcharhiniformes.
• Catostomidae Agassiz, 1850 (Suckers) Actinopteri: Cypriniformes.
• Centrarchidae Bleeker, 1859 (Sunfishes) Actinopteri: Perciformes.
• Centropomidae Poey, 1867 (Snooks) Actinopteri: Perciformes.
• Characidae Latreille, 1825 (Tetras) Actinopteri: Characiformes.
• Cichlidae Bonaparte, 1835 (Cichlids) Actinopteri: Perciformes.
• Clupeidae Cuvier, 1816 (Herrings & Shads) Actinopteri: Clupeiformes.
• Cottidae Bonaparte, 1831 (Sculpins) Actinopteri: Scorpaeniformes.
• Cyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Minnows & Carps) Actinopteri: Cypriniformes.
• Cyprinodontidae Wagner, 1928 (Killifishes & Pupfishes) Actinopteri: Cyprinodontiformes.
• Dactyloscopidae Gill, 1859 (Sand stargazers) Actinopteri: Perciformes.
• Eleotridae Bonaparte, 1835 (Sleepers) Actinopteri: Perciformes.
• Elopidae Valenciennes, 1847 (Ladyfishes & Tarpoons) Actinopteri: Elopiformes.
• Engraulidae Gill, 1861 (Anchovies) Actinopteri: Clupeiformes.
• Fundulidae Günther, 1866 (North American killifishes) Actinopteri: Cyprinodontiformes.
• Gasterosteidae Bonaparte, 1831 (Three-spine stickleback) Actinopteri: Gasterosteiformes.
• Gerreidae Bleeker, 1859 (Mojarras) Actinopteri: Perciformes.
• Gobiesocidae Bleeker, 1859 (Clingfishes) Actinopteri: Gobiesociformes.
• Gobiidae Cuvier, 1816 (Gobies) Actinopteri: Perciformes.
• Goodeidae Jordan & Gilbert, 1883 (Splitfins) Actinopteri: Cyprinodontiformes.
• Gymnotidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Knifefishes) Actinopteri: Gymnotiformes.
• Haemulidae Gill, 1885 (Grunts) Actinopteri: Perciformes.
• Hemiramphidae Gill, 1959 (Halfbeaks) Actinopteri: Beloniformes.
• Ictaluridae Gill, 1861 (North American catfishes) Actinopteri: Siluriformes.
• Lacantuniidae Rodiles, Hendrickson, Lundberg & Humphries, 2005 Actinopteri: Siluriformes.
• Lepisosteidae Bonaparte, 1835 (Gars) Actinopteri: Lepisosteiformes.
• Lutjanidae Gill, 1861 (Snappers) Actinopteri: Perciformes.
• Mugilidae Jarocki, 1822 (Mullets) Actinopteri: Atheriniformes.
• Paralichthyidae Regan, 1910 (Lefteye flounders, Sand flounders) Actinopteri: Pleuronectiformes.
• Percidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Perches & Darters) Actinopteri: Perciformes.
• Petromyzontidae Bonaparte, 1831 (Lampreys) Petromyzonti: Petromyzontiformes.
• Pimelodidae Bonaparte, 1835 (Long-whiskered catfish) Actinopteri: Siluriformes.
• Poeciliidae Bonaparte, 1831 (Livebearers) Actinopteri: Cyprinodontiformes.
• Pristidae Bonaparte, 1835 (Sawfishes) Elasmobranchii: Rhinopristiformes.
• Profundulidae Hoedeman & Bronner, 1851 (Central American killifish) Actinopteri: Cyprinodontiformes.
• Rivulidae Myers, 1925 (Rvulines) Actinopteri: Cyprinodontiformes.
• Salmonidae Jarocki, 1822 (Trouts & Salmons) Actinopteri: Salmoniformes.
• Sciaenidae Cuvier, 1829 (Croakers & Drums) Actinopteri: Perciformes.
• Synbranchidae Bonaparte, 1835 (Swamp eels) Actinopteri: Synbranchiformes.
• Syngnathidae Bonaparte, 1831 (Pipefishes) Actinopteri: Syngnathiformes.