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Firemouth Cichlid
   Thorichthys meeki

   Classification (Taxonomy)

Kingdom: Animalia:

Phylum: Chordata:

Subphylum: Vertebrata: Having a hardened back bone and/or spinal column.

Superclass: Osteichthyes: bony fishes

Class: Actinopterygii: ray-finned fishes

Subclass: Neopterygii:

Infraclass: Teleostei:

Superorder: Acanthoptergii:

Order: Perciformes: perch-like fishes

Suborder: Labroidei:

Family: Cichlidae:

Genus: Thorichthys (described by Meek, 1904):

Species: T. meeki (described by Brind, 1918):

   Firemouth Cichlid

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Sources last reviewed: 7/27/10