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  2. Cichlid - Wikipedia

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    Of the African cichlids, the West African or Lake Tanganyika cichlids are the most basal. [71] [76] Cichlids' common ancestor is believed to have been a spit-spawning species. [77] Both Madagascar and Indian cichlids retain this feature. However, of the African cichlids, all extant substrate brooding species originate solely from Lake Tanganyika.

  3. List of cichlid fish of Africa - Wikipedia

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    Swims on the top, even though a mbuna. Christmas Fulu. Xystichromis phytophagus. Victoria. 6 inches. Minimal. Mbuna. Spectacular male mating colors. Another African cichlid is a Frontosa (Cyphotilapia frontosa) which is commonly found in Lake Tanganyika.

  4. Mbuna - Wikipedia

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    Mbuna. Mbuna (pronounced Mmm-boo-nah [1] ) is the common name for a large group of African cichlids from Lake Malawi, and are members of the haplochromine family. The name mbuna means "rockfish" in the language of the Tonga people of Malawi. [2] As the name implies, most mbuna are cichlids that live among the piles of rocks and along the rocky ...

  5. Giant cichlid - Wikipedia

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    Species: B. microlepis. Binomial name. Boulengerochromis microlepis. (Boulenger, 1899) 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. [4]

  6. Labidochromis caeruleus - Wikipedia

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    Labidochromis caeruleus. Fryer, 1956. Labidochromis caeruleus is a species of cichlid endemic to the central western coastal region of Lake Malawi in East Africa. It is also known as lemon yellow lab, the blue streak hap, the electric yellow or yellow prince, depending on the colour morph. A naturally occurring yellow-coloured variant from Lion ...

  7. Jewel cichlid - Wikipedia

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    Type species. Hemichromis fasciatus. W. K. H. Peters, 1857. Hemichromis is a genus of fishes from the cichlid family, known in the aquarium trade as jewel cichlids. Jewel cichlids are native to Africa. Within West Africa, Hemichromis species are found in creeks, streams, rivers and lakes with a variety of water qualities including brackish ...

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