Fish Identification

Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Genus: Labeotropheus


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11 species

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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Labeotropheus alticodia Africa 8.6 SL 2023
Labeotropheus artatorostris Africa 11.5 SL 2017
Labeotropheus aurantinfra Africa 11.5 SL 2023
Labeotropheus candipygia Africa 9.7 SL 2023
Labeotropheus chirangali Africa 11.2 SL 2023
Labeotropheus chlorosiglos Africa 11.6 SL 2016
Labeotropheus fuelleborni Blue mbuna Africa 30 SL 1926
Labeotropheus obscurus Africa 7.8 SL 2023
Labeotropheus rubidorsalis Africa 9.1 SL 2023
Labeotropheus simoneae Africa 11.0 2016
Labeotropheus trewavasae Scrapermouth mbuna Africa 11.7 TL 1956



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013
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