COMMENTS v. 15.0 – 15 Nov. 2025  view/download PDF Family CICHLIDAE Cichlids (part 6 of 7) Subfamily CICHLINAE American Cichlids (Acarichthys through Cryptoheros) Acarichthys Eigenmann 1912    Acara (=Astronotus, from acará, Tupí-Guaraní word for cichlids), original genus of A. heckelii; ichthys, fish Acarichthys heckelii (Müller & Troschel 1849)    in honor of Austrian ichthyologist Johann Jakob Heckel … Continue reading Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily CICHLINAE (a-c)