Tanganyika - List of fishes

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Acapoeta tanganicae

Cyprinidae

40 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous with alguivorous tendency

Altolamprologus calvus

Cichlidae

8 cm

living as a couple or alone

carnivorous

Altolamprologus calvus is endemic to the southwestern part of Lake Tanganyika. It differs from A. compressiceps with its more pointed head and elongated body. This carnivorous species is specialized in hunting small crustaceans, which it captures by sneaking into crevices and fissures.

Altolamprologus compressiceps

Cichlidae

8 cm

living as a couple or alone

carnivorous

Astatotilapia burtoni

Cichlidae

14 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Aulonocranus dewindti

Cichlidae

10 cm

living as a couple

carnivorous

Bathybates fasciatus

Cichlidae

45 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

Bathybates ferox

Cichlidae

35 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

Bathybates minor

Cichlidae

18 cm

gregarious

carnivorous

Benthochromis tricoti

Cichlidae

18 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

giant cichlid

Boulengerochromis microlepis

70 cm

living as a couple

carnivorous

Callochromis macrops "Mtosi"

Cichlidae

12 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous

Callochromis melanostigma

Cichlidae

14 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous

Callochromis pleurospilus

Cichlidae

10 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Chalinochromis brichardi

Cichlidae

25 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

Chalinochromis sp. bifrenatus

Cichlidae

10 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

Chalinochromis sp. Ndobhoi Karilani

Cichlidae

10 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

Ctenochromis horei

Cichlidae

15 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

Cyathopharynx furcifer

Cichlidae

19 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

humphead cichlid

Cyphotilapia frontosa

25 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

It is most active at night. The dominant male is easily recognized by the bump on its front. In captivity, it does not hesitate to devour specimens from smaller species. Growing up, it moves it habitat to the bottom of the aquarium.

Cyphotilapia gibberosa

Cichlidae

27 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Cyphotilapia sp. North

Cichlidae

25 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

Cypri. sp. jumbo brillant

Cichlidae

12 cm

living in shoals

planctophage

Cyprichromis coloratus

Cichlidae

8 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Cyprichromis leptosoma

Cichlidae

10 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Cyprichromis microlepidotus

Cichlidae

10 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Cyprichromis pavo

Cichlidae

8 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Cyprichromis zonatus

Cichlidae

8 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

sixbar distichodus

Distichodus sexfasciatus

50 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous with herbivorous tendency

It black stripes fade over time. Its reproduction has never been observed in captivity, but accelerated growth experiments were carried out in pisciculture.

Ectodus descampsii

Cichlidae

8 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Eretmodus marksmithi

Cichlidae

4 cm

living as a couple or alone

carnivorous

Gnathochromis permaxillaris

Cichlidae

14 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous

Gnathochromis pfefferi

Cichlidae

12 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

Greenwoodochromis bellcrossi

Cichlidae

18 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

Greenwoodochromis christyi

Cichlidae

12 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

Haplotaxodon microlepis

Cichlidae

25 cm

living as a couple or alone

carnivorous

Julidochromis dickfeldi

Cichlidae

9 cm

solitary

omnivorous

Julidochromis marlieri

Cichlidae

12 cm

living as a couple

carnivorous

golden julie

Julidochromis ornatus

8 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

convict julie

Julidochromis regani

11 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

Julidochromis sp. Gombi

Cichlidae

7 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

masked julie

Julidochromis transcriptus

8 cm

living as a couple or alone

carnivorous

tanganyika killifhish

Lamprichthys tanganicanus

12 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Lamprologus callipterus

Cichlidae

5 cm

living in colonies

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Lamprologus ocellatus

Cichlidae

5 cm

living in colonies

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Lepidiolamprologus attenuatus

Cichlidae

12 cm

solitary

carnivorous

Lepidiolamprologus cunningtoni

Cichlidae

28 cm

solitary

carnivorous

Lepidiolamprologus elongatus

Cichlidae

30 cm

solitary

carnivorous

Lepidiolamprologus kendalli

Cichlidae

16 cm

solitary

carnivorous

Tanganyika - List of fishes

Acapoeta tanganicae

Altolamprologus calvus

Altolamprologus compressiceps

Astatotilapia burtoni

Aulonocranus dewindti

Bathybates fasciatus

Bathybates ferox

Bathybates minor

Benthochromis tricoti

giant cichlid

Callochromis macrops "Mtosi"

Callochromis melanostigma

Callochromis pleurospilus

Chalinochromis brichardi

Chalinochromis sp. bifrenatus

Chalinochromis sp. Ndobhoi Karilani

Ctenochromis horei

Cyathopharynx furcifer

humphead cichlid

Cyphotilapia gibberosa

Cyphotilapia sp. North

Cypri. sp. jumbo brillant

Cyprichromis coloratus

Cyprichromis leptosoma

Cyprichromis microlepidotus

Cyprichromis pavo

Cyprichromis zonatus

sixbar distichodus

Ectodus descampsii

Eretmodus marksmithi

Gnathochromis permaxillaris

Gnathochromis pfefferi

Greenwoodochromis bellcrossi

Greenwoodochromis christyi

Haplotaxodon microlepis

Julidochromis dickfeldi

Julidochromis marlieri

golden julie

convict julie

Julidochromis sp. Gombi

masked julie

tanganyika killifhish

Lamprologus callipterus

Lamprologus ocellatus

Lepidiolamprologus attenuatus

Lepidiolamprologus cunningtoni

Lepidiolamprologus elongatus

Lepidiolamprologus kendalli

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