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African Cichlids from the Lake Victoria basin

(Rock dwelling cichlids  ==> mbipi)

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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 George

Lake George

 

 Astatotilapia aeneocolor (male)

aka yellow belly albert)

  Astatotilapia aeneocolor (female)

aka yellow belly albert

 

Lakes Kyoga &  Nawampassa

 

Lakes Kyoga &  Nawampassa

Lake Victoria 

 

 Astatotilapia latifasciata (male)

aka zebra obliquidens

 Astatotilapia latifasciata (female)

aka zebra obliquidens

Astatotilapia nubila (male)

Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria

Haplochromis sp. #44 "thickskin"  (male)      

Haplochromis sp. #44 "thickskin"  (female)      

Mystery (hybrid?) Victorian

Lakes Kyoga &  Nawampassa

Lakes Kyoga &  Nawampassa

 

Haplochromis (Enterochromis) sp. "red back scraper" (male)

Haplochromis (Enterochromis) sp. "red back scraper" (female)

 

Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria

 

Haplochromis sp. "finebar scraper" (male) 

Haplochromis sp. "finebar scraper" (female) 

 

Lake George

Lake George

 

Haplochromis limax "Red Chest" (male)

Haplochromis limax "Red Chest" (female)

 

Lakes Kyoga &  Nawampassa

Lakes Kyoga &  Nawampassa

 

  Haplochromis sp. "ruby" (male)      

aka Ruby Green

  Haplochromis sp. "ruby" (female)      

aka Ruby Green

 

Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria

 

Lithochromis rubripinnis   (male)      

aka Blue Pseudonigricans

Lithochromis rubripinnis   (female)      

aka Blue Pseudonigricans

 

Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria

 

Lithochromis rufus   (male)  

aka  Red Pseudonigricans

Lithochromis rufus   (female)  

aka  Red Pseudonigricans

 

Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria

 

Mbipia mbipi (male)

Mbipia mbipi (female)

 

Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria

 

Neochromis rufocaudalis (male)

Neochromis rufocaudalis (female)

 

 Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria

 

  Paralabidochromis chromogynos (male)

  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) sp. "rock kribensis" Mwanza Gulf (male)

 Haplochromis (Paralabidochromis) sp. "rock kribensis" Mwanza Gulf (female)

 

Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria

 

Haplochromis (Paralabidochromis sp. "rock kribensis" Uganda (male)

Haplochromis (Paralabidochromis sp. "rock kribensis" Uganda (female)

 

Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria

 

Haplochromis (Platytaeniodus) sp. "red tail sheller" (male)

aka Blue Neon

Haplochromis (Platytaeniodus) sp. "red tail sheller" (female)

aka Blue Neon

 

rivers near Lake Victoria

rivers near Lake Victoria

 

 Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor victoriae (male)

 Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor victoriae (female)

 

 Lake Victoria

  Lake Victoria

 

Pundamilia sp. "blue bar" (male)  

aka Hippo Point Blue Bar

Pundamilia sp. "blue bar" (female)

aka Hippo Point Blue Bar

 Pundamilia sp. "crimson tide" (male) 

Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria

 

Pundamilia nyererei "Makobe Island" (male)

Pundamilia nyererei "Makobe Island" (female)

 

Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria

 

Pundamilia nyererei "Ruti Island" (male)

Pundamilia nyererei "Ruti Island"  (female)

 

Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria

 

Pundamilia sp. "Red Flank" (male)

Pundamilia sp. "Red Flank"  (female)

 

Lakes Kyoga &  Nawampassa

Lakes Kyoga &  Nawampassa

 

Haplochromis (Xystichromis) sp. "kyoga flameback" (male)

aka Allred Kyoga/Nawampassa

Haplochromis (Xystichromis) sp. "kyoga flameback" (male)

aka Allred Kyoga/Nawampassa

 

Lake Kanyaboli

Lake Kanyaboli

 

Haplochromis (Xystichromis) sp. "dayglow" (male)

aka Dayglow Fulu

Haplochromis (Xystichromis) sp. "dayglow" (female)

aka Dayglow Fulu

 

 Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria

Haplochromis (Xystichromis) sp. "flameback" (male)

Haplochromis (Xystichromis) sp. "flameback" (female)

  Hybrid Xystichromis phytophagus??  

(male - aka christmas fulu + ?)

Victorian Cichlids at the Columbus Zoo

Oreochromis variabilis

Pyxichromis orthostoma

Harpagochromis sp. "Two-Stripe White Lip"

Lipochromis parvidens

Labrochromis ishmaeli

?????????

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Kevin Bauman

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