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Scientific Name Xenotilapia nasus  De Vos, Risch & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1995
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Type Locality Gitaza, kilometer 29 south of Bujumbura, Burundi, depth 68 meters.
Etymology Xenotilapia: Greek, xenos = strange + Bechuana, African native thiape = fish. 
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Size 93mm or 3.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Africa: Lake Tanganyika.
African Waters, Western Rift Valley Lakes, Tanganyika (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2006.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 6 (no. 4), pp 378, Figs. 1-2
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Last Update 2013 Oct 22 16:20 (species record created: 2011 May 01 13:33)