Cichlidogyrus is a genus of Monopisthocotylean Monogeneans, belonging in the family Dactylogyridae (or Ancyrocephalidae), according to the classification used. All its species are parasites on the gills of fish, namely African Cichlidae, Nandidae and Cyprinodontidae. The type-species of the genus is Cichlidogyrus arthracanthus Paperna, 1960, by original designation.