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Labidochromis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Pseudocrenilabrinae

Scientific name
  
Labidochromis

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Family
  
Cichlidae

Tribe
  
Haplochromini

Higher classification
  
Cichlid

Rank
  
Genus

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Lower classifications
  
Labidochromis caeruleus, Labidochromis chisumluae, Labidochromis freibergi, Labidochromis zebroides, Chisumulu pearl

Fish profile electric yellow labidochromis


Labidochromis is a genus of cichlid fishes that are endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa. The genus includes 18 formally described species, and several yet undescribed species. It includes a number of species commonly kept in cichlid aquariums such as L. caeruleus (electric yellow). The species in this genus can easily hybridize, so if kept in an aquarium it is recommended to only have one species from this genus.

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Feeding yellow lemon cichlids fish electric yellow labidochromis


Species

There are currently 18 recognized species in this genus:

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  • Labidochromis caeruleus Fryer, 1956 (Blue streak hap)
  • Labidochromis chisumulae D. S. C. Lewis, 1982
  • Labidochromis flavigulis D. S. C. Lewis, 1982 (Chisumulu pearl)
  • Labidochromis freibergi D. S. Johnson, 1974
  • Labidochromis gigas D. S. C. Lewis, 1982
  • Labidochromis heterodon D. S. C. Lewis, 1982
  • Labidochromis ianthinus D. S. C. Lewis, 1982
  • Labidochromis joanjohnsonae D. S. Johnson, 1974
  • Labidochromis lividus D. S. C. Lewis, 1982
  • Labidochromis maculicauda D. S. C. Lewis, 1982
  • Labidochromis mathotho W. E. Burgess & H. R. Axelrod, 1976
  • Labidochromis mbenjii D. S. C. Lewis, 1982
  • Labidochromis mylodon D. S. C. Lewis, 1982
  • Labidochromis pallidus D. S. C. Lewis, 1982
  • Labidochromis shiranus D. S. C. Lewis, 1982
  • Labidochromis strigatus D. S. C. Lewis, 1982
  • Labidochromis textilis M. K. Oliver, 1975
  • Labidochromis vellicans Trewavas, 1935
  • Labidochromis zebroides D. S. C. Lewis, 1982

    • There is also one potentially undescribed species:

  • Labidochromis sp. Hongi

    • Labidochromis Labidochromis caeruleus

    Labidochromis cichlidscom Labidochromis caeruleus


    References

    Labidochromis Wikipedia
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