(n) freshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishes; some are food fishes; many small ones are popular in aquariums, Syn. cichlid fish
[カワスズメか, kawasuzume ka] (n) Cichlidae (family of over 1, 300 identified Cichlid fishes in the order Perciformes exhibiting fusion of the lower pharyngeal bones into a single tooth-bearing structure)
[シクリッドか, shikuriddo ka] (n) Cichlidae (family of over 1, 300 identified Cichlid fishes in the order Perciformes exhibiting fusion of the lower pharyngeal bones into a single tooth-bearing structure)