Cichliformes
| Cichliformes Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
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| Pholidichthys leucotaenia, the convict blenny | |
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| Pterophyllum scalare, the freshwater angelfish, a cichlid | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Clade: | Ovalentaria |
| Order: | Cichliformes Betancur-R. et al. 2013 |
| Type species | |
| Cichla ocellaris | |
| Families | |
Cichliformes /ˈsɪklɪfɔːrmiːz/ is an order of ray-finned fish. Its members were previously classified under the order Perciformes, but now many authorities consider it to be an independent order within the subseries Ovalentaria. The earliest fossils are known from the Eocene.