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African Cichlids from the Lake Victoria basin

(Rock dwelling cichlids  ==> mbipi)

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(Sony Mavica HD-95 2.1 megapixel, or my Sony F717 5 megapixel, or Canon Rebel XTi 400d 10.2 megapixel, or Canon 7D 18 megapixel)

Cichlids from the Lake Victoria basin
I have done my best to correctly identify these cichlids.  This is not always an easy task since many of the Victorians are not scientifically classified and may never be.  There are too many victorians that look very similar to be sure of every species.  And what seems to be accepted in the US may be different from what is accepted in Europe.  Genus names in brackets ( ) are not officially recognized yet.
Lake Victoria	Lake Victoria
Astatoreochromis alluaudi (male)	Astatoreochromis alluaudi (female)	Astatoreochromis alluaudi VIDEO
Lake George	Lake George
Astatotilapia aeneocolor (male) aka yellow belly albert)	Astatotilapia aeneocolor (female) aka yellow belly albert	Astatotilapia aeneocolor (breeding)
Lakes Kyoga &  Nawampassa	Lakes Kyoga &  Nawampassa
Astatotilapia latifasciata (male) aka zebra obliquidens	Astatotilapia latifasciata (female) aka zebra obliquidens	Astatotilapia latifasciata (breeding)
Victorian Basin
Astatotilapia nubila (male)
Lake Victoria	Lake Victoria
Haplochromis sp. #44 "thickskin"  (male)	Haplochromis sp. #44 "thickskin"  (female)
Lake Victoria	Lake Victoria
Haplochromis sp. "blue obliqidens" (male)	Haplochromis sp. "blue obliqidens" (female)
Lake Victoria	Lake Victoria
Haplochromis sp. "finebar scraper" (male)	Haplochromis sp. "finebar scraper" (female)
Lake Victoria	Lake Victoria
Haplochromis sp. "flameback" (male)	Haplochromis sp. "flameback" (female)
Lake Victoria	Lake Victoria
Haplochromis sp. "Kenya gold" (male)	Haplochromis sp. "Kenya gold" (female)	Haplochromis sp. "Kenya gold" VIDEO
Lakes Kyoga &  Nawampassa	Lakes Kyoga &  Nawampassa
Haplochromis sp. "Kyoga flameback" (male) aka Allred Kyoga/Nawampassa	Haplochromis sp. "Kyoga flameback" (female) aka Allred Kyoga/Nawampassa
Lake George	Lake George
Haplochromis limax "red chest" (male)	Haplochromis limax "red chest" (female)
Lakes Kyoga &  Nawampassa	Lakes Kyoga &  Nawampassa
Haplochromis sp. "red back scraper" (male)	Haplochromis sp. "red back scraper" (female)
Lake Victoria	Lake Victoria
Haplochromis sp. "red tail sheller" (male) aka Blue Neon	Haplochromis sp. "red tail sheller" (female) aka Blue Neon	Haplochromis sp. "red tail sheller" (breeding)
Lakes Kyoga &  Nawampassa	Lakes Kyoga &  Nawampassa
Haplochromis sp. "ruby" (male)       aka Ruby Green	Haplochromis sp. "ruby" (female)       aka Ruby Green
Lakes Kyoga &  Nawampassa (coming soon)
Haplochromis (Harpagochromis) sp. "golden duck" (male)
Lake Victoria	Lake Victoria
Labrochromis ishmaeli (male)	Labrochromis ishmaeli (female)	Labrochromis ishmaeli VIDEO
Lake Victoria	Lake Victoria
Lithochromis rubripinnis   (male)       aka Blue Pseudonigricans	Lithochromis rubripinnis   (female)       aka Blue Pseudonigricans	Lithochromis rubripinnis   (breeding)
Lake Victoria	Lake Victoria
Lithochromis rufus   (male)   aka  Red Pseudonigricans	Lithochromis rufus   (female)   aka  Red Pseudonigricans
Lake Victoria	(Coming soon)
Lithochromis xanthopteryx   (male)       aka Black Pseudonigricans	Lithochromis xanthopteryx   (male)       aka Black Pseudonigricans
Lake Victoria	Lake Victoria
Mbipia lutea "Makobe Island"  (male)	Mbipia lutea "Makobe Island"  (female)	Mbipia lutea "Makobe"  (breeding)
Lake Victoria	Lake Victoria
Neochromis greenwoodi (male)	Neochromis greenwoodi (female)
Lake Victoria	Lake Victoria
Neochromis omnicaeruleus "Makobe Island"(male) aka blue scraper	Neochromis omnicaeruleus "Makobe Island" (female)
Lake Victoria	Lake Victoria
Neochromis rufocaudalis "Makobe Island" (male)	Neochromis rufocaudalis "Makobe Island" (female)
Lake Victoria	Lake Victoria
Neochromis rufocaudalis "Saa Nane" (male)	Neochromis rufocaudalis "Saa Nane" (female)
Lake Victoria	Lake Victoria
Haplochromis (Paralabidochromis) chilotes (male)	Haplochromis (Paralabidochromis) chilotes (female)
Lake Victoria	Lake Victoria
Haplochromis (Paralabidochromis) chromogynos (male)	Haplochromis (Paralabidochromis) chromogynos (female)
Lakes Kyoga &  Nawampassa	Lakes Kyoga &  Nawampassa
Haplochromis (Paralabidochromis) sp. "fire" (male)          aka Ugandan Fire	Haplochromis (Paralabidochromis) sp. "fire" (female)          aka Ugandan Fire
Lakes Kyoga &  Nawampassa	Lakes Kyoga &  Nawampassa
Haplochromis (Paralabidochromis) sp. "red fin piebald" (male)	Haplochromis (Paralabidochromis) sp. "red fin piebald" (female)
Lake Victoria	Lake Victoria
Haplochromis (Paralabidochromis) sauvagei Mwanza Gulf (male) aka Rock Kribensis	Haplochromis (Paralabidochromis) sauvagei Mwanza Gulf (female)  aka Rock Kribensis
Lake Victoria	Lake Victoria
Haplochromis (Paralabidochromis) sauvagei Uganda (male) aka Blue Rock Kribensis	Haplochromis (Paralabidochromis) sauvagei Uganda (female) aka Blue Rock Kribensis	Haplochromis (Paralabidochromis) sauvagei Uganda (breeding)
(Coming soon)
Psammochromis riponianus
rivers near Lake Victoria	rivers near Lake Victoria
Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor victoriae (male)	Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor victoriae (female)
Lake Victoria	Lake Victoria
Ptyochromis sp. "salmon" (male) aka Hippo Point Salmon	Ptyochromis sp. "salmon" (female) aka Hippo Point Salmon	Hippo Point Salmon VIDEO
Lake Victoria	Lake Victoria
Pundamilia Pundamilia (male)   aka Hippo Point Blue Bar	Pundamilia Pundamilia" (female) aka Hippo Point Blue Bar
Lake Victoria
Pundamilia sp. "crimson tide" (male)
Lake Victoria	Lake Victoria
Pundamilia nyererei "Anchor Island" (male)	Pundamilia nyererei "Anchor Island" (female)
Lake Victoria	Lake Victoria
Pundamilia nyererei "Makobe Island" (male)	Pundamilia nyererei "Makobe Island" (female)
Lake Victoria	Lake Victoria
Pundamilia nyererei "Mwanza Gulf" (male)	Pundamilia nyererei "Mwanza Gulf" (female)
Lake Victoria	Lake Victoria
Pundamilia nyererei (male) (unknown location)	Pundamilia nyererei  (female)
Lake Victoria	Lake Victoria
Pundamilia sp. "red flank" (male)	Pundamilia sp. "red flank"  (female)
Lake Kanyaboli	Lake Kanyaboli
Haplochromis (Xystichromis) sp. "dayglow" (male) aka Dayglow Fulu	Haplochromis (Xystichromis) sp. "dayglow" (female) aka Dayglow Fulu
Hybrid Xystichromis phytophagus??   (male - aka christmas fulu + ?)	Mystery (hybrid?) Victorian

Victorian Cichlids at the Columbus Zoo
Oreochromis variabilis	Pyxichromis orthostoma
Harpagochromis sp. "Two-Stripe White Lip"	Lipochromis parvidens
Labrochromis ishmaeli	?????????

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