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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Genus: Xenotilapia

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18 species (see list below)

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Africa
Max. Length 8.9 cm TL
 
Xenotilapia albini
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Africa
Max. Length 10.3 cm TL
Xenotilapia bathyphila Poll, 1956

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Xenotilapia bathyphila
[]

Photo by de Vos, L.

Africa
Max. Length 15.3 cm TL
Xenotilapia boulengeri (Poll, 1942)

Photo by de Vos, L.
 
Xenotilapia boulengeri
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 17.7 cm TL
 
Xenotilapia burtoni
[]

Photo by de Vos, L.

Africa
Max. Length 15.6 cm
Xenotilapia caudafasciata Poll, 1951

Photo by de Vos, L.
 
Xenotilapia caudafasciata
[]

Photo by McCann, J.

Africa
Max. Length 9.2 cm TL
Xenotilapia flavipinnis Poll, 1985

Photo by McCann, J.
 
Xenotilapia flavipinnis
[Yellow Sand Cichlid]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 11 cm TL
 
Xenotilapia leptura
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 16.3 cm TL
 
Xenotilapia longispinis
[]

Photo by Melandri, G.

Africa
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Xenotilapia melanogenys (Boulenger, 1898)

Photo by Melandri, G.
 
Xenotilapia melanogenys
[]

Photo by de Vos, L.

Africa
Max. Length 9.3 cm TL
Xenotilapia nasus De Vos, Risch & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1995

Photo by de Vos, L.
 
Xenotilapia nasus
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Africa
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Xenotilapia nigrolabiata Poll, 1951

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Xenotilapia nigrolabiata
[]

Photo by Slaboch, R.

Africa
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Xenotilapia ochrogenys (Boulenger, 1914)

Photo by Slaboch, R.
 
Xenotilapia ochrogenys
[]

Photo by R A Hill ARPS

Africa
Max. Length 12.5 cm TL
Xenotilapia ornatipinnis Boulenger, 1901

Photo by R A Hill ARPS
 
Xenotilapia ornatipinnis
[]

Photo by Plistil, J.

Africa
Max. Length 7.8 cm TL
Xenotilapia papilio Büscher, 1990

Photo by Plistil, J.
 
Xenotilapia papilio
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 5.3 cm SL
 
Xenotilapia rotundiventralis
[]

Photo by de Vos, L.

Africa
Max. Length 16.4 cm TL
Xenotilapia sima Boulenger, 1899

Photo by de Vos, L.
 
Xenotilapia sima
[]

Photo by Barberis, C.

Africa
Max. Length 9.6 cm TL
Xenotilapia spiloptera Poll & Stewart, 1975

Photo by Barberis, C.
 
Xenotilapia spiloptera
[]

Photo by de Vos, L.

Africa
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Xenotilapia tenuidentata Poll, 1951

Photo by de Vos, L.
 
Xenotilapia tenuidentata
[]
18 Species of Family Cichlidae with Genus Xenotilapia
(Cichlids)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1909 Xenotilapia albini Africa 8.9 TL
1956 Xenotilapia bathyphila Africa 10.3 TL
1942 Xenotilapia boulengeri Africa 15.3 TL
1951 Xenotilapia burtoni Africa 17.7 TL
1951 Xenotilapia caudafasciata Africa 15.6
1985 Xenotilapia flavipinnis Yellow Sand Cichlid Africa 9.2 TL
1901 Xenotilapia leptura Africa 11 TL
1951 Xenotilapia longispinis Africa 16.3 TL
1898 Xenotilapia melanogenys Africa 15 TL
1995 Xenotilapia nasus Africa 9.3 TL
1951 Xenotilapia nigrolabiata Africa 13 TL
1914 Xenotilapia ochrogenys Africa 11 TL
1901 Xenotilapia ornatipinnis Africa 12.5 TL
1990 Xenotilapia papilio Africa 7.8 TL
1997 Xenotilapia rotundiventralis Africa 5.3 SL
1899 Xenotilapia sima Africa 16.4 TL
1975 Xenotilapia spiloptera Africa 9.6 TL
1951 Xenotilapia tenuidentata Africa 8 TL



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