Xenotilapia

Xenotilapia
X. papilio
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe: Ectodini
Genus: Xenotilapia
Boulenger, 1899
Type species
Xenotilapia sima
Boulenger, 1899
Synonyms
  • Asprotilapia Boulenger, 1901
  • Enantiopus Boulenger, 1906
  • Microdontochromis Poll, 1986
  • Parectodus Poll, 1942
  • Stappersetta Whitley, 1950
  • Stappersia Boulenger, 1914

Xenotilapia is a genus of cichlids species endemic to Lake Tanganyika in east Africa.[1]

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed 16 Xenotilapia species; one of them is considered "Vulnerable" (Xenotilapia burtoni), the rest are of "Least Concern" or "Data Deficient".[2]

Species

There are currently 18 recognized species in this genus:<[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Xenotilapia in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  2. "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2". International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
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