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Cichlids - Malawi Types

Other Lake Malawi Cichlids Family: Cichlidae Venustus - Giraffe Hap Nimbochromis venustus Photo © Animal-World: Courtesy David Brough

   With approximatiely 2000 species and more than 900 being described, Cichlids are one of the largest families of fishes!

   The cichlids from Lake Malawi are some of the most colorful of fishes, surpassed only by the most superb marine tropical fishes! These beautiful cichlids display bright colors, iridescents, or striking patterns. There are over 800 species of cichlids from Lake Malawi with only about 300 currently described by ichthyologists.

   Included here are all the various types of Malawi cichlids with the exception of the Zebra's (Mbuna's) and the Peacocks. Please see them here: Malawi Zebra Cichlids and Malawi Peacock Cichlids

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African Cichlids - Lake Malawi
Auratus	Blue moorii
Melanochromis auratus	Cyrtocara moorii
Dogtooth Cichlid	Electric Blue Hap
Cynotilapia afra	Sciaenochromis fryeri
Electric Blue Johannii	Electric Yellow Cichlid
Melanochromis johannii	Labidochromis caeruleus
Livingstoni Cichlid	Maingano
Nimbochromis livingstonii	Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos
Malawi Eyebiter	Red Empress
Dimidiochromis compressiceps	Protomelas taeniolatus
Red Fin Kadango	Trewavas Red-Finned Cichlid
Copadichromis borleyi	Labeotropheus trewavasae
Venustus
Nimbochromis venustus

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