Superphylum Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908 - deuterostomes see Infrakingdom Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908
   Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
     Subphylum Craniata auct.
       Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801 - vertebrates see Infraphylum Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801
         Myopterygii Janvier, 1978 - myopterygians
           Superclass Gnathostomata Gegenbaur, 1874 - jawed vertebrates
             Grade Teleostomi Bonaparte, 1836 see Clade Pan-Osteichthyes Rowe 2004 [Moore & Near 2020]
               Euteleostomi - bony vertebrates see Clade Osteichthyes Huxley 1880 [Moore & Near 2020]
                 Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes see Clade Actinopterygii Woodward 1891 [Moore & Near 2020]
                   Subclass Neopterygii Regan, 1923
                     Division Teleostei Müller, 1845
                       Elopocephala Arratia, 1999 see Supercohort Teleocephala de Pinna, 1996
                         Clupeocephala Patterson & Rosen, 1977 see Cohort Clupeocephala Patterson & Rosen, 1977
                           Subdivision Euteleostei Greenwood et al., 1966 [monophyletic?] see Cohort Euteleostei Greenwood et al., 1966
                             Neoteleostei Nelson, 1969 - neoteleosts see Infracohort Neoteleostei Nelson, 1969
                               Eurypterygii Rosen, 1973 - eurypterygians see Infracohort Eurypterygia Rosen, 1973
                                 Ctenosquamata - ctenosquamates see Section Ctenosquamata Rosen, 1973
                                   Acanthomorpha Rosen, 1973 - spiny-rayed fishes see Subsection Acanthomorphata Rosen, 1973
                                     Euacanthomorpha Johnson & Patterson, 1993
                                       Holacanthopterygii Johnson & Patterson, 1993
                                         Superorder Acanthopterygii Rosen & Patterson, 1969 see Division Acanthopterygii Rosen & Patterson, 1969
                                           Series Percomorpha see Division Percomorphacea Wiley & Johnson, 2010
                                             Order Perciformes Bleeker, 1859, sedis mutabilis - perches
                                               Suborder Labroidei Bertin & Arambourg, 1958
                                                 Family Cichlidae Bonaparte, 1835 - cichlids
                                                   01 Genus Boulengerochromis Pellegrin, 1904
                                                   02 Genus Paratilapia Bleeker, 1868
                                                   03 Genus Ptychochromis Steindachner, 1880
                                                   04 Genus Acaronia Myers, 1940
                                                   05 Genus Aequidens Eigenmann & Bray, 1894
                                                   06 Genus Amphilophus Agassiz, 1859
                                                   07 Genus Apistogramma Regan, 1913
                                                   08 Genus Astronotus Swainson, 1839
                                                   09 Genus Cichla Bloch & Schneider, 1801
                                                   10 Genus Cichlasoma Swainson, 1839
                                                   11 Genus Crenicichla Heckel, 1840
                                                   12 Genus Geophagus Heckel, 1840
                                                   13 Genus Gymnogeophagus Miranda Ribeiro, 1918
                                                   14 Genus Herichthys Baird & Girard, 1854
                                                   15 Genus Heros Heckel, 1840
                                                   16 Genus Parachromis Agassiz, 1859
                                                   17 Genus Pterophyllum Heckel, 1840
                                                   18 Genus Retroculus Eigenmann & Bray, 1894
                                                   19 Genus Symphysodon Heckel, 1840
                                                   20 Genus Theraps Günther, 1862
                                                   21 Genus Thorichthys Meek, 1904
                                                   22 Genus Uaru Heckel, 1840
                                                   23 Genus Vieja Fernández-Yépez, 1969
                                                   24 Genus Alcolapia Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969 see Genus Oreochromis Günther, 1889
                                                   25 Genus Chromidotilapia Boulenger, 1898
                                                   26 Genus Haplochromis Hilgendorf, 1888
                                                   27 Genus Hemichromis Peters, 1857
                                                   28 Genus Heterochromis Regan, 1922
                                                   29 Genus Julidochromis Boulenger, 1898
                                                   30 Genus Lamprologus Schilthuis, 1891
                                                   31 Genus Oreochromis Günther, 1889
                                                   32 Genus Pelmatochromis Steindachner, 1894
                                                   33 Genus Pelvicachromis Thys van den Audenaerde, 1968
                                                   34 Genus Pseudocrenilabrus Fowler, 1934
                                                   35 Genus Pseudotropheus Regan, 1922
                                                   36 Genus Sarotherodon Rüppell, 1852
                                                   37 Genus Teleogramma Boulenger, 1899
                                                   38 Genus Tilapia Smith, 1840
                                                   39 Genus Trematocara Boulenger, 1899
                                                   40 Genus Tylochromis Regan, 1920
                                                   41 Genus Tristramella Trewavas, 1942
                                                   42 Genus Iranocichla Coad, 1982
                                                   43 Genus Etroplus Cuvier, 1830