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Scientific Name | Xenotilapia boulengeri (Poll, 1942) |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Rumonge, Lake Tanganyika. |
Etymology | Xenotilapia: Greek, xenos = strange + Bechuana, African native thiape = fish. In honour of the Belgian-British zoologist George Albert Boulenger. |
Species Information | |
Size | 153mm or 6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika. African Waters, Western Rift Valley Lakes, Tanganyika (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2006. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 36 (no. 4), pp 349 |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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Last Update | 2013 Oct 22 16:36 (species record created: 2011 May 01 13:18) |