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The same confusion exists elsewhere, as Hemichromis have been introduced to regions far from their native Africa. For example, it has commonly been reported that the true African jewelfish, H. bimaculatus, is the species introduced to the United States, specifically Florida (and spreading), but this involves the related H. letourneuxi. [6]
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 water lagoons. [1] [2] As traditionally defined, the genus includes two distinctly different groups: The five-spotted cichlid group (Hemichromis sensu stricto) and the ...
African jewelfish (Hemichromis bimaculatus) Banded jewel cichlid (Hemichromis elongatus) Hemichromis exsul; Hemichromis fasciatus; Hemichromis letourneuxi; Hemichromis lifalili; Hemichromis stellifer; Hemitaeniochromis urotaenia; Giant haplochromis (Hemitilapia oxyrhynchus) Texas cichlid (Herichthys cyanoguttatus) Heroina isonycterina ...
Hemichromis lifalili can grow up to 8.2–10 centimetres (3.2–3.9 in) long. [ 6 ] [ 5 ] They are red-orange or bright red with rows of small blue spots all over the body, the head and fins. Two dark spots [ 5 ] are present on the sides, the first on the opercle, the second in the middle of the body, while they lack the dark spot at the base ...
Jewel cichlid; L. Hemichromis letourneuxi; Hemichromis lifalili This page was last edited on 25 January 2019, at 10:45 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Hemichromis fasciatus, also called the banded jewelfish and five-spot cichlid, is a species of fish in the cichlid family. It is distributed throughout West Africa. It can also be found in the Nile Basin, Lake Chad, and the upper Zambezi. It can reach a total length of up to 26.5 cm (10.4 in) and a standard length of 20.4 cm (8.0 in). [2]
Hemichromis bimaculatus: African pompano: Alectis ciliaris: Also known as the pennant-fish and threadfin trevally. [4] African tigerfish: Hydrocynus vittatus: Alabama bass: Micropterus henshalli: Alabama shad: Alosa alabamae: Albacore: Thunnus alalunga: Alewife: Alosa pseudoharengus: Alligator gar: Atractosteus spatula
Hemichromis Peters, 1857 Rubricatochromis Lamboj & Koblmüller, 2022 Hemichromini is a tribe of African cichlids . The group consists of 14 species of freshwater fish from two genera: one species in Anomalochromis and the remaining in Hemichromis .