Biology:Xenotilapia

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Xenotilapia
Xeno-papilio4.jpg
X. papilio
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
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. 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Xenotilapia in FishBase. November 2018 version.
  2. "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2". International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2012. http://www.iucnredlist.org/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1766779 entry