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Xenotilapia (Cichlid)

Synonyms: Microdontochromis; Parectodus

Wikipedia Abstract

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; one of them is considered "Vulnerable" (Xenotilapia burtoni), the rest are of "Least Concern" or "Data Deficient".
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Species

Xenotilapia albini
Xenotilapia bathyphila (Cichlid)
Xenotilapia boulengeri (Boulenger's cichlid)
Xenotilapia burtoni (Cichlid) (Vulnerable)
Xenotilapia caudafasciata (Headstripe cichlid)
Xenotilapia flavipinnis (Yellow Sand Cichlid) (Attributes)
Xenotilapia leptura (Attributes)
Xenotilapia longispinis (Attributes)
Xenotilapia melanogenys
Xenotilapia nasus
Xenotilapia nigrolabiata (Cichlid)
Xenotilapia ochrogenys (Redstriped cichlid)
Xenotilapia ornatipinnis (Ornate cichlid)
Xenotilapia papilio (Butterfly cichlid)
Xenotilapia rotundiventralis
Xenotilapia sima (Bigeyed cichlid)
Xenotilapia spiloptera (Spotfin cichlid)
Xenotilapia tenuidentata

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0