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Scientific Name Xenotilapia papilio  Büscher, 1990
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Type Locality Lake Tanganyika, about 40 kilometers south of Moba, Democratic Republic of Congo, about 7°10'S, 30°00'E.
Etymology Xenotilapia: Greek, xenos = strange + Bechuana, African native thiape = fish. 
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Size 78mm or 3.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Africa: known from the type locality, about 40 km south of Moba, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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 Not Evaluated
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Die Aquarien- und Terrarienzeitschrift (DATZ) v. 43 (no. 5), pp 289, Figs. 1-3, 5.
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Last Update 2022 Jan 30 03:06 (species record created: 2011 May 01 13:28)