| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:family 
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                                | gptkbp:characteristic | parental care diverse coloration
 complex behaviors
 
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                                | gptkbp:class | gptkb:Actinopterygii 
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                                | gptkbp:commonName | cichlids 
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                                | gptkbp:conservationStatus | varies by species 
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                                | gptkbp:describedBy | gptkb:Bonaparte 
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                                | gptkbp:describedYear | 1835 
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                                | gptkbp:diet | carnivorous omnivorous
 herbivorous
 
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                                | gptkbp:distribution | gptkb:Africa gptkb:Asia
 gptkb:Central_America
 gptkb:South_America
 
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                                | gptkbp:economicImportance | food fish aquarium trade
 
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                                | gptkbp:habitat | brackish water freshwater
 
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                                | gptkbp:kingdom | gptkb:Animalia 
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                                | gptkbp:notableBuilding | gptkb:Lake_Malawi gptkb:Lake_Tanganyika
 gptkb:Lake_Victoria
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableSpecies | gptkb:Angelfish gptkb:Convict_cichlid
 gptkb:Oscar
 gptkb:Tilapia
 gptkb:Jack_Dempsey
 Discus
 
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                                | gptkbp:numberOfSpecies | over 1700 
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                                | gptkbp:order | gptkb:Cichliformes 
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                                | gptkbp:parent | gptkb:Cichliformes 
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                                | gptkbp:phylum | gptkb:Chordata 
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                                | gptkbp:reproduction | egg layers mouthbrooders
 
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                                | gptkbp:typeSpecies | gptkb:Cichla 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Perciformes gptkb:Green_Terror
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Cichlidae 
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