Order Perciformes Subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae Scientific name Xenotilapia Rank Genus | Higher classification Cichlid | |
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Lower classifications Xenotilapia ochrogenys, Xenotilapia melanogenys, Xenotilapia papilio, Yellow sand cichlid, Xenotilapia nigrolabiata |
Xenotilapia papilio kanoni
Xenotilapia is a genus of cichlids species endemic to Lake Tanganyika in east Africa.
Contents
- Xenotilapia papilio kanoni
- Beautiful tanganyikan african cichlid xenotilapia flavipinnis
- Species
- References
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".

Beautiful tanganyikan african cichlid xenotilapia flavipinnis
Species
There are currently 18 recognized species in this genus:<





References
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