Xenotilapia
Encyclopedia
Xenotilapia is a genus
of 13 cichlid
species endemic to Lake Tanganyika
in east Africa
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of 13 cichlid
Cichlid
Cichlids are fishes from the family Cichlidae in the order Perciformes. Cichlids are members of a group known as the Labroidei along with the wrasses , damselfish , and surfperches . This family is both large and diverse. At least 1,300 species have been scientifically described, making it one of...
species endemic to Lake Tanganyika
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Tanganyika is an African Great Lake. It is estimated to be the second largest freshwater lake in the world by volume, and the second deepest, after Lake Baikal in Siberia; it is also the world's longest freshwater lake...
in east Africa
East Africa
East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. In the UN scheme of geographic regions, 19 territories constitute Eastern Africa:...
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Species
- Xenotilapia bathyphilusXenotilapia bathyphilusXenotilapia bathyphilus is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.-References:...
Poll, 1956 - Xenotilapia boulengeriXenotilapia boulengeriXenotilapia boulengeri is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.-References:...
Poll, 1942 - Xenotilapia burtoniXenotilapia burtoniXenotilapia burtoni is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.-Source:...
Poll, 1951 - Xenotilapia caudofasciataXenotilapia caudofasciataXenotilapia caudofasciata is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.-References:...
Poll, 1951 - Xenotilapia flavipinnis Poll, 1985 Yellow Sand Cichlid
- Xenotilapia longispinisXenotilapia longispinisXenotilapia longispinis is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.-References:...
Poll, 1951 - Xenotilapia nasusXenotilapia nasusXenotilapia nasus is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.-Source:* Bigirimana, C. 2005. . Downloaded on 5 August 2007....
De Vos, Risch & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1995 - Xenotilapia nigrolabiataXenotilapia nigrolabiataXenotilapia nigrolabiata is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.-References:...
Poll, 1951 - Xenotilapia ochrogenysXenotilapia ochrogenysXenotilapia ochrogenys is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.-References:...
Boulenger, 1914 - Xenotilapia ornatipinnisXenotilapia ornatipinnisXenotilapia ornatipinnis is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are freshwater lakes and inland deltas.-References:...
Boulenger, 1901 - Xenotilapia papilio Büscher, 1990
- Xenotilapia simaXenotilapia simaXenotilapia sima is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.-References:...
Boulenger, 1899 - Xenotilapia spilopterusXenotilapia spilopterusXenotilapia spilopterus is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.-Source:...
Poll & Stewart, 1975