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Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... This is a list of African cichlid species that are commonly kept by aquarists.
Cichlids (/ ˈ s ɪ k l ɪ d z /) [a] are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes.Traditionally Cichlids were classed in a suborder, the Labroidei, along with the wrasses (), in the order Perciformes, [3] but molecular studies have contradicted this grouping. [4]
The species Aulonocara steveni and A. hansbaenschi are treated as junior synonyms of A. stuartgranti by the IUCN and the Catalog of Fishes, [1] [3] [4] but FishBase treat it as a valid species. [5] [6] The specific name honours Stuart M. Grant (1937-2007), an exporter of cichlids from lake Malawi for the aquarium trade. [7]
This species is popular in the aquarium hobby where it is sold under a variety of common names including: lombardoi mbuna, kenyi mbuna or kennyi mbuna or kenyi cichlid. This species is sometimes seen in the genus Metriaclima owing to a dispute in which a minority of cichlid researchers do not consider Maylandia valid (see Maylandia for discussion.
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Julidochromis is a genus of cichlids in the subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae.They are commonly called julies and are endemic to Lake Tanganyika in eastern Africa. [1] [2] This genus includes six formally described species, some with a number local variants of uncertain taxonomic status. [2]
The giant cichlid (Boulengerochromis microlepis), also known as the emperor cichlid, is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae, endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is the only member of its genus Boulengerochromis and tribe Boulengerochromini .
Oreochromis variabilis, the Victoria tilapia, is a species of African cichlid native to Lake Victoria and its tributaries, Lake Kyoga, Lake Kwania, and Lake Bisina (Salisbury), as well as being found in the Victoria Nile above Murchison Falls. This species can reach a standard length of 30 cm (12 in).