Organisms

Cichlids

Common name for perch-like fish of the family Cichlidae, belonging to the suborder Labroidei, order PERCIFORMES.

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Abstract

Common name for perch-like fish of the family Cichlidae, belonging to the suborder Labroidei, order PERCIFORMES.

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Cichlid Fish
  • Cichlidae
  • Cichlid
  • Fish, Cichlid
  • Nile Tilapia
  • Oreochromis nilotica
  • Oreochromis niloticus
  • Tilapia nilotica

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, surgery, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

note entry terms TILAPIA NILOTICA, and NILE TILAPIA; TILAPIA is also available

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History Note

2002; use PERCHES 1987-2001; for TILAPIA NILOTICA use TILAPIA 1992-2001

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Previous Indexing

  • Fishes (1965-1986)
  • Perches (1986-2001)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cichlids. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D023681. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D023681
  2. Cichlids. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cichlid
  3. Cichlids. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3406