Cichlasoma is a genus of fish in the cichlid family. Groups Conodonta Hyperoartia Petromyzontidae (lampreys) Pteraspidomorphi (early jawless fish) Thelodonti Anaspida Cephalaspidomorphi (early jawless fish) Galeaspida Pituriaspida Osteostraci Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates) Placodermi Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish) Acanthodii Osteichthyes (bony fish) Actinopterygii (ray-finned fish) Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish) Actinistia (coelacanths) Dipnoi (lungfish) A fish is a poikilothermic (cold-blooded)* water-dwelling... An Angelfish is a type of cichlid, and a popular choice for a home aquarium Genera Apistogramma - Dwarf Cichlids Astronotus (Oscars) Boulengerochromis Cichlasoma - American Cichlids Crenicichla Geophagus Hemichromis Parachromis Pseudotropheus Pterophyllum - Freshwater Angelfish Symphysodon - Discus Teleogramma Thorichthys Tilapia Cichlids are a family of perciform fishes. ...

Formally a very large genus covering cichlids from Texas, North America through Mexico, all of Central America to parts of South America. ... World map showing location of North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere, bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west... Central America is the region of North America located between the southern border of Mexico and the northwest border of Colombia, in South America. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...

Reclassification and subsequent splitting of the genus by Ichthyologists has resulted in many of the former species classified in the genus Cichlasoma now being placed within separate genuses.

Cichlasoma genus now consists of a few fish found in South America and a few that have not been redescribed into another genus. South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...

• The Flower Horn fish popular in Asia is thought to be a hybrid of C. trimaculatus, C. festae, and other species.