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Cichlid breeds Picture Common name Species Lake Size Aggression Level Description Red Zebra: Pseudotropheus estherae: Malawi: 5 inches or 12.7 cm: Moderate: Mbuna: Very common in shops. Strangely, neither red, nor striped Aulonocara fort maguire: Aulonocara hansbaenschi: Malawi: 5 inches or 12.7 cm: Moderate: Utaka: Many variations Yellow Lab ...
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.
Almost all of the cichlid species of Lake Malawi, including mbuna and non mbuna such as the utaka, are believed to have descended from one or a very few species that became isolated in the lake. With rising water levels, new habitats could be colonized and the many isolated rocky outcrops allowed new mbuna species to form. [3]
Pages in category "Cichlid fish of Africa" The following 110 pages are in this category, out of 110 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. '
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]
Aulonocara is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa. All Aulonocara species are maternal mouth brooders. Particularly in the aquarium hobby, Aulonocara species are also known as peacock cichlids, aulonocaras or simply "peacocks". This genus is strongly sexually dichromic, even by haplochromine standards.
The second group, the tilapia, comprises only six species in two genera in Lake Malawi: The redbreast tilapia (Coptodon rendalli), a widespread African species, is the only substrate-spawning cichlid in the lake. [10] [66] This large cichlid mainly feeds on macrophytes.
Cyphotilapia frontosa, also called the front cichlid and frontosa cichlid, is an east African species of fish endemic to Lake Tanganyika. [1] The genus name is a combination of the Ancient Greek "cypho-", meaning "curved", and tilapia, which means "fish" in a local dialect. The species name frontosa is a reference to its relatively large ...
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