Cichla Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:336 Fem. Cichla ocellaris Bloch & Schneider 1801. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Eigenmann & Bray 1894:611 [ref. 1248]. Misspelled Cychla by Griffith & Smith 1834:262 [ref. 1908]. •Valid as Cichla Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Kullander 1986:50 [ref. 12439], Kullander & Nijssen 1989:5 [ref. 14136], Kullander 1998:494 [ref. 23855], Carpenter 2001:3334 [ref. 26131], Carpenter 2003:1691 [ref. 27092], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:620 [ref. 27061], Kullander & Ferreira 2006:294 [ref. 28883] with author as Schneider, Staeck 2005:3 [ref. 28482], Scharpf 2009:4 [ref. 30400], Reiss et al. 2012:59 [ref. 31910], Willis et al. 2012:1 [ref. 37399], Kottelat 2013:373 [ref. 32989], Sabaj et al. 2020:69 [ref. 37398]). Current status: Valid as Cichla Bloch & Schneider 1801. Cichlidae: Cichlinae.