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Molecular and fossil evidence place the origin of cichlid fishes long after Gondwanan rifting.
Friedman et al. (2013). Proc Biol Sci.
Cyrtocara moorii Chilotilapia rhoadesii Tyrannochromis nigriventer Astatotilapia latifasciata Mbipia lutea Astatotilapia bloyeti Haplochromis burtoni Thoracochromis brauschi Serranochromis angusticeps Gnathochromis pfefferi Pseudosimochromis curvifrons Limnotilapia dardennii Petrochromis polyodon Tropheus duboisi Pseudocrenilabrus sp. CU 91757 Chetia mola Orthochromis luongoensis Spathodus marlieri Eretmodus cyanostictus Aulonocranus dewindti Ophthalmotilapia ventralis Cardiopharynx schoutedeni Paracyprichromis brieni Cyprichromis leptosoma Plecodus straeleni Haplotaxodon microlepis Benthochromis tricoti Cyphotilapia frontosa Reganochromis calliurus Neolamprologus brevis Altolamprologus calvus Neolamprologus toae Bathybates fasciatus Boulengerochromis microlepis Tilapia sparrmanii Tilapia ruweti Pelmatolapia mariae Gobiocichla ethelwynnae Steatocranus ubanguiensis Steatocranus tinanti Pungu maclareni Konia eisentrauti Stomatepia pindu Myaka myaka Oreochromis tanganicae Sarotherodon galilaeus Benitochromis batesii Nanochromis parilus Tylochromis lateralis Tylochromis mylodon Hemichromis bimaculatus Hemichromis letourneuxi Hemichromis elongatus Heterochromis multidens Trichromis salvini Thorichthys meeki Rocio octofasciata Caquetaia kraussii Tomocichla sieboldii Amatitlania sajica Parachromis managuensis Nandopsis tetracanthus Mesonauta mirificus Mesonauta egregius Mesonauta festivus Mesonauta insignis Uaru amphiacanthoides Heros efasciatus Hypselecara temporalis Pterophyllum leopoldi Andinoacara rivulatus Cichlasoma boliviense Laetacara curviceps Cleithracara maronii Crenicichla sveni Satanoperca jurupari Biotoecus opercularis Geophagus iporangensis Dicrossus filamentosus Mikrogeophagus ramirezi Astronotus sp. YFTC 21011 Retroculus xinguensis Cichla temensis Ptychochromis grandidieri Ptychochromis oligacanthus Paratilapia polleni Paretroplus dambabe Paretroplus maculatus Etroplus maculatus Pholidichthys leucotaenia Ophioblennius atlanticus Meiacanthus grammistes Diademichthys lineatus Gobiesox maeandricus Gramma loreto Pseudochromis fridmani Pholidochromis cerasina Labracinus cyclophthalmus Ogilbyina novaehollandiae Embiotoca lateralis Embiotoca jacksoni Rhacochilus vacca Cymatogaster aggregata Hyperprosopon argenteum Mugil cephalus Microspathodon bairdii Stegastes leucostictus Chromis cyanea Plesiops coeruleolineatus Congrogadus subducens Polycentrus schomburgkii Monocirrhus polyacanthus Ambassis urotaenia Strongylura marina Platybelone argala Xenentodon cancila Dermogenys collettei Arrhamphus sclerolepis Gambusia affinis Fundulus heteroclitus Oryzias latipes Rheocles wrightae Melanotaenia sp. YPM 20539 Atherinomorus lacunosus Labidesthes sicculus Mola mola Masturus lanceolatus Ranzania laevis Triacanthodes anomalus Ostracion cubicus Aracana aurita Pervagor janthinosoma Cantherhines pullus Abalistes stellatus Tetraodon miurus Diodon holocanthus Siganus spinus Selenotoca multifasciata Leiognathus equulus Gazza minuta Chelmon rostratus Chaetodon striatus Acanthurus nigricans Naso lituratus Luvarus imperialis Gasterosteus wheatlandi Gasterosteus aculeatus Lycodes diapterus Rachycentron canadum Echeneis naucrates Trachinotus carolinus Seriola dumerili Sphyraena barracuda Centropomus armatus
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