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Order Teleostei 🍽️ 437 Edible 🎣 34 Game Fish

Cichliformes

Families
2
Species
1,736
Max Length
124 cm
Max Weight
12.2 kg
Avg Trophic
3.23
Threatened
124

🔬 Taxonomic Classification

Class
Teleostei
Order
Cichliformes
Family
Cichlidae
Family
Pholidichthyidae

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Brazil
90 spp.
Mexico
59 spp.
Colombia
56 spp.
Venezuela
39 spp.
United States
35 spp.
Philippines
28 spp.
Peru
24 spp.
Bolivia
20 spp.
Guyana
15 spp.
Argentina
15 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

piscivore
46%
13
omnivore
29%
8
detritivore
11%
3
herbivore
7%
2
filter feed
4%
1
carnivore
4%
1
Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
220 m

🌍 Habitat Distribution

💧 Freshwater
1730
🔄 Diadromous
2
🌊 Marine
2
🌿 Brackish
2

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
DD
Least Concern 965
Near Threatened 68
Vulnerable 101
Endangered 87
Critically Endangered 115
Extinct 3
Data Deficient 214