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Scientific Name Xenotilapia burtoni  Poll, 1951
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Type Locality Burton Bay, near Tembele, Lake Tanganyika.
Etymology Xenotilapia: Greek, xenos = strange + Bechuana, African native thiape = fish. 
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Size 177mm or 7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Africa: Endemic to Burton Bay in Lake Tanganyika.
African Waters, Western Rift Valley Lakes, Tanganyika, Burton Bay (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Vulnerable, 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 Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique v. 27 (no. 29), pp 7, Fig. 3
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Last Update 2013 Oct 22 16:36 (species record created: 2011 May 01 13:19)