Tanganyikan Cichlid Photo Index

The lake holds at least 250 species of Cichlid fish and 150 non-cichlid species, most of which live along the shoreline down to a depth of approximately 180 metres (590 ft). Many species of Cichlids from Lake Tanganyika are popular fish among aquarium owners due to their bright colors. Recreating a Lake Tanganyika biotope to host those cichlids in an habitat similar to their natural environment is also popular in the aquarium hobby.

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Tanganyikan Cichlid Species List

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A

Altolamprologus - Small Genus of Pseudocrenilabrine cichlids endemic to Lake Tanganyika in eastern Africa.

Asprotilapia

Astatotilapia

Aulonocranus

B

Baileychromis

Bathybates

Benthochromis

Boulengerochromis

C

Callochromis

Cardiopharynx

Chalinochromis

Ctenochromis

Cunningtonia

Cyathopharynx

Cyphotilapia

Cyprichromis

E

Ectodus

Enantiopus

Eretmodus

G

Gnathochromis

Grammatotria

Greenwoodochromis

H

Haplotaxodon

Hemibates

I

Interochromis

J

Julidochromis

L

Lamprologus

Lepidiolamprologus

Lestradea

Limnochromis

Limnotilapia

Lobochilotes

M

Microdontochromis

N

Neolamprologus

O

Ophthalmotilapia

Oreochromis

P

Paracyprichromis

Perissodus

Petrochromis

Plecodus

R

Pseudosimochromis

Reganochromis

S

Simochromis

Spathodus

T

Tangachromis

Tanganicodus

Telmatochromis

Telotrematocara

Trematocara

Triglachromis

Tropheus

Tylochromis

V

Variabilichromis

X

Xenochromis

Xenotilapia