Cichla cataractae Sabaj Pérez, López-Fernández, Willis, Hemraj, Taphorn & Winemiller, 2020
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cichla cataractae Sabaj Pérez, López-Fernández, Willis, Hemraj, Taphorn & Winemiller, 2020
- Name authority
- Sabaj Pérez, López-Fernández, Willis, Hemraj, Taphorn & Winemiller, 2020
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Cichla
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCichliformes
- familyCichlidae Bonaparte, 1835
- subfamilyCichlinae Bonaparte, 1835
- genusCichla Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- speciesCichla cataractae Sabaj Pérez, López-Fernández, Willis, Hemraj, Taphorn & Winemiller, 2020
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cichla. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cichla kelberi Kullander & Ferreira, 2006 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cichla melaniae Kullander & Ferreira, 2006 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cichla mirianae Kullander & Ferreira, 2006 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cichla piquiti Kullander & Ferreira, 2006 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cichla pleiozona Kullander & Ferreira, 2006 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cichla temensis Humboldt, 1821 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cichla nigromaculata Jardine & Schomburgk, 1843 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Sabaj, M. H., López-Fernández, H., Willis, S. C., Hemraj, D. D., Taphorn, D. C., & Winemiller, K. O. (2020). Cichla cataractae (Cichliformes: Cichlidae), new species of peacock bass from the Essequibo Basin, Guyana and Venezuela. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 167. https://doi.org/10.1635/053.167.0106 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:D59G2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.