Xenotilapia

Classification

Genus: Xenotilapia
Family: Cichlidae - Cichlids
Order: Cichliformes - Cichlids
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

Description

Xenotilapia is a genus of cichlids species endemic to Lake Tanganyika in east Africa.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed 16 Xenotilapia species.

Species

Xenotilapia albini

Xenotilapia spilopterus

Xenotilapia sima

Xenotilapia rotundiventralis

Xenotilapia papilio

Xenotilapia ornatipinnis

Xenotilapia ochrogenys

Xenotilapia nigrolabiata

Xenotilapia nasus

Xenotilapia melanogenys

Xenotilapia longispinis

Xenotilapia leptura

Yellow Sand Cichlid
(Xenotilapia flavipinnis)

Xenotilapia caudafasciata

Xenotilapia burtoni

Xenotilapia boulengeri

Xenotilapia bathyphila

Xenotilapia tenuidentata

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