After Kullander, 1995-2002, with species from Froese & Pauly, 2001- [“The Fishbase”]
<==o Cichlasomatini
|== Cichlasoma [polyphyletic!!]
|== Aequidens Eigenmann & Bray [Acara] Plioc. R. SA.
`--+--+--o Laetacara Kullander, 1986 [Aequidens; in partim] [paraphyletic?]
| | |-- L. curviceps (Ahl, 1923) (lippukirjoahven; Flag acara)
| | |-- L. dorsigera (Heckel, 1840) (Redbreast acara)
| | |-- L. flavilabris (Cope, 1870)
| | |-- L. fulvipinnis Staeck & Schindler, 2007
| | `-- L. thayeri (Steindachner, 1875)
| `--+-- Cleithracara maronii (Steindachner, 1881) (Keyhole cichlid; avainkirjoahven)
| `--o Nannacara [Aequidens; in partim]
| |-- N. adoketa Kullander & Prada-Pedreros, 1993
| |-- N. anomala Regan, 1905 (kääpiöakara; Goldeneye cichlid)
| |-- N. aureocephalus Allgayer, 1983
| |-- N. bimaculata Eigenmann, 1912
| `-- N. quadrispinae Staeck & Schindler, 2004
`--+--o “Aequideus” hoehnei -group
| `-- “Aequideus” hoehnei (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1918) (raitaeväkirjoahven)
`--+--+-- Bujurquina [Acara]
| `--o Krobia Kullander & Nijssen, 1989 [Aequidens; in partim]
| |-- K. guianensis (Regan, 1905) (isodelfiinikirjoahven)
| |-- K. itanyi (Puyo, 1943) (Dolphin cichlid; delfiinikirjoahven)
| `-- K. xinguensis Kullander, 2012 [Krobia sp. "Xingu"] (Krobia “Red Cheek”; xingundelfiinikirjoahven)
`--+-- Tahuantinsuyoa macantzatza Kullander, 1986 (safiirikirjoahven)
`--o Andinoacara Musilova, Rican & Novak, 2009 [Aequidens; in partim]
|-- A. biseriatus (Regan 1913) (kookoskirjoahven)
|-- A. coeruleopunctatus (Kner 1863) (sinipilkkukirjoahven)
|-- A. latifrons (Steindachner 1879) (Platinum acara; kyrmykirjoahven)
|-- A. pulcher (Gill 1858) (Blue acara; sinikirjoahven)
|-- A. rivulatus (Günther 1860) (Green terror; saumakirjoahven)
´-- A. sapayensis (Regan 1903) (Sapayo cichlid; sapankirjoahven)
Reference(s):
- Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds), 2001: FishBase.
–iNet: www.fishbase.org
- Kullander, S. O., 1995–2002: Phylogeny of major groups of cichlids. (Updated: 2002-04-12)
–iNet: Swedish Museum of Natural History: Guide to the South American Cichlidae: http://www2.nrm.se/ve/pisces/acara/cichphyl.shtml; [visited: 2005-03-11]
- Kullander, S. O., 2012: Krobia xinguensis, a new species of cichlid fish from the Xingu River drainage in Brazil (Teleostei: Cichlidae).
–Zootaxa: #3197, pp. 43-54
- Staeck, W. & Schindler, I., 2007: Description of Laetacara fulvipinnis sp. n. (Teleostei: Perciformes: Cichlidae) From the upper drainages of the Rio Orinoco and Rio Negro in Venezuela.
–Vertebrate Zoology: Vol. 57, #1, pp. 63-71