As nouns the difference between cichlid and haplochromine
is that cichlid is any of many tropical fish, of the family cichlidae, popular as aquarium fish while haplochromine is any cichlid of the tribe haplochromini .
cichlid
Noun
(
en noun)
Any of many tropical fish, of the family Cichlidae, popular as aquarium fish.
Derived terms
* ram cichlid
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