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Scientific Name Xenotilapia sima    Boulenger, 1899
Common Name
Type Locality Moliro, Democratic Republic of Congo, southern Lake Tanganyika.
Synonym(s) Xenotilapia simi
Etymology Xenotilapia: Greek, xenos = strange + Bechuana, African native thiape = fish. 
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Size 164mm or 6.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Africa: Endemic to 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
Least Concern
, 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 Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 15 (pt 4, no. 1), pp 92, Pl. 19 (fig. 5)
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:44 (species record created: 2011 May 01 13:32)