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Scientific Name | Xenotilapia flavipinnis Poll, 1985 |
Common Name | Yellow Sand Cichlid |
Type Locality | Pt. Ruziba, 8 kilometers south of Bujumbura, Lake Tanganyika, Burundi. |
Pronunciation | flah vee pin iss |
Etymology | Xenotilapia: Greek, xenos = strange + Bechuana, African native thiape = fish. flavipinnis refers to its yellow (flavus=yellow) fins (pinnis=fins). |
Species Information | |
Size | 92mm or 3.6" 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 Africaine v. 99 (no. 1), pp 105, Fig. 1. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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Last Update | 2019 Oct 26 05:18 (species record created: 2011 May 01 13:27) |