| Xenotilapia | |
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| X. papilio | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Ectodini |
| Genus: |
Xenotilapia Boulenger, 1899 |
| Type species | |
| Xenotilapia sima Boulenger, 1899
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| Synonyms | |
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Xenotilapia is a genus of cichlids species endemic to Lake Tanganyika in east Africa. [1]
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed 16 Xenotilapia species; one of them is considered " Vulnerable" ( Xenotilapia burtoni), the rest are of " Least Concern" or " Data Deficient". [2]
Species
There are currently 18 recognized species in this genus: [1]
- Xenotilapia bathyphila Poll, 1956
- Xenotilapia boulengeri ( Poll, 1942)
- Xenotilapia burtoni Poll, 1951
- Xenotilapia caudofasciata Poll, 1951
- Xenotilapia flavipinnis Poll, 1985 (Yellow sand cichlid)
- Xenotilapia leptura ( Boulenger, 1901)
- Xenotilapia longispinis Poll, 1951
- Xenotilapia melanogenys ( Boulenger, 1898)
- Xenotilapia nasus De Vos, Risch & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1995
- Xenotilapia nigrolabiata Poll, 1951
- Xenotilapia ochrogenys ( Boulenger, 1914)
- Xenotilapia ornatipinnis Boulenger, 1901
- Xenotilapia papilio Büscher, 1990
- Xenotilapia rotundiventralis ( T. Takahashi, Yanagisawa & Nakaya, 1997)
- Xenotilapia sima Boulenger, 1899
- Xenotilapia spiloptera Poll & D. J. Stewart, 1975
- Xenotilapia tenuidentata Poll, 1951
References
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Xenotilapia in FishBase. November 2018 version.
- ^ "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2". International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2012. Archived from the original on June 27, 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
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| Xenotilapia | |
|---|---|
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| X. papilio | |
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Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Ectodini |
| Genus: |
Xenotilapia Boulenger, 1899 |
| Type species | |
| Xenotilapia sima Boulenger, 1899
| |
| Synonyms | |
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Xenotilapia is a genus of cichlids species endemic to Lake Tanganyika in east Africa. [1]
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed 16 Xenotilapia species; one of them is considered " Vulnerable" ( Xenotilapia burtoni), the rest are of " Least Concern" or " Data Deficient". [2]
Species
There are currently 18 recognized species in this genus: [1]
- Xenotilapia bathyphila Poll, 1956
- Xenotilapia boulengeri ( Poll, 1942)
- Xenotilapia burtoni Poll, 1951
- Xenotilapia caudofasciata Poll, 1951
- Xenotilapia flavipinnis Poll, 1985 (Yellow sand cichlid)
- Xenotilapia leptura ( Boulenger, 1901)
- Xenotilapia longispinis Poll, 1951
- Xenotilapia melanogenys ( Boulenger, 1898)
- Xenotilapia nasus De Vos, Risch & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1995
- Xenotilapia nigrolabiata Poll, 1951
- Xenotilapia ochrogenys ( Boulenger, 1914)
- Xenotilapia ornatipinnis Boulenger, 1901
- Xenotilapia papilio Büscher, 1990
- Xenotilapia rotundiventralis ( T. Takahashi, Yanagisawa & Nakaya, 1997)
- Xenotilapia sima Boulenger, 1899
- Xenotilapia spiloptera Poll & D. J. Stewart, 1975
- Xenotilapia tenuidentata Poll, 1951
References
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Xenotilapia in FishBase. November 2018 version.
- ^ "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2". International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2012. Archived from the original on June 27, 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
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