Table 1. Summary of Cichlid species producing sounds referenced in the literature.

Species	Group	Type of sound	Sex	References
Amantitlania nigrofasciata (1)	NW	Br-r-r	♀	[27]
Archocentrus centrachus (2)	NW	Growls	♂–♀	[58]
		Thumps	♂	[10], [27]
Archocentrus multispinosus (3)	NW	Thumps	♂–♀	[25]
		Whoof	♂–♀
		Growls	♂ (− ♀)
		Volley sound	♂–♀
Astatotilapia burtoni (4)	OW	Chewing	♂–♀	[59], [60]
Haplochromis nyererei (5)	OW	Quiver	♂	[15]
Haplochromis omnicaeruleus (6)	OW	Quiver	♂	[15]
Hemichromis bimaculatus	OW	Thumps	♂–♀	[27], [28]
		Br-r-r	♂–♀
Maylandia callainos (7)	OW	Quiver	♂–♀	[11], [12], [20], [22], [61]
Maylandia emmiltos (7)	OW	Quiver	♂–♀	[11], [23]
		Moan	♂
Maylandia lombardoi (7)	OW	Quiver	♂–♀	[52], [61]
Maylandia zebra (7)	OW	Quiver	♂–♀	[11], [12], [20], [22], [23], [43], [61], [62], [63]
		Quiver	♂–♀
		Moan	♂
Maylandia « zebra gold » (7)	OW	Quiver	♂–♀	[11], [12], [22]
Mchenga conophoros (8)	OW	–	♂	[13]
Melanochromis auratus	OW	–	♂	[20], [61]
Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos	OW	–	♂	[20], [61]
Melanochromis johannii	OW	–	♂	[20], [61]
Oreochromis mossambicus (9)	OW	Paired Burst Growls	♂	[2], [54], [64], [65], [66], [67], [68]
		Chewing	♂
Oreochromis niloticus (9)	OW	Deep-pitched crack	♂–♀	[36], [37], [38]
Pseudotropheus fainzilberi	OW	Quiver	♂–♀	[11], [62]
		Moan	♂
Pterophyllum scalare	NW	Tzz-tzz	–	[27]
Pundamilia pundamilia	OW	Quiver	♂	[15]
Sarotherodon galileus	OW	–	♂–♀	[25]
Simochromis babaulti	OW	Br-r-r	♂–♀	[69]
Simochromis diagramma	OW	Br-r-r	♂–♀	[70], [71]
		Chewing	♂–♀
Tilapia mariae	OW	–	♂	[72]
Tramitichromis intermedius	OW	Quiver	♂	[13]
Tropheus brichardi	OW	Chewing	?	[71]
		Br-r-r	♂–♀
Tropheus duboisi	OW	Chewing	?	[71]
		Br-r-r	♂–♀
Tropheus moorii	OW	Chewing	?	[59], [71]
		Br-r-r	♂–♀

NW = New world/OW = Old World.

• = valid name, ○ = Synonym(s).

Cichlasoma negrofasciatum ○ = Amatitlania nigrofasciata •.

Cichlasoma centrarchus ○ = Archocentrus centrarchus •.

Herotilapia multispinosa ○ = Archocentrus multispinosus •.

Haplochromis burtoni ○ = Astatotilapia burtoni •.

Pundamilia nyererei ○ = Haplochromis nyererei •.

Neochromis omnicaeruleus ○ = Haplochromis omnicaeruleus •.

Pseudotropheus ○ = Metriaclima ○ = Maylandia callainos •, M. emmiltos •, M. lombardoi •, M. zebra •, M. « zebra gold » •.

Copadichromis conophorus ○ = Mchenga conophoros •.

Tilapia ○ = Sarotherodon ○ = Oreochromis mossambicus •, O. niloticus •.