Cichliformes
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous to present
Taxonomy
Cichliformes were previously classified under the order Perciformes,. Now many authorities consider it to be an independent order within the subseries Ovalentaria. Molecular data which placed the two seemingly dissimilar families, Pholidichthyidae and Cichlidae in the same taxon.
Families
• Pholidichthyidae: Convict blennies, 1 genus, 2 species.
• Cichlidae: Cichlids; 202 genera, 1700 species.