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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
Red Fin Kadango	Dogtooth Cichlid
Copadichromis borleyi	Cynotilapia afra
Blue Moorii ~ Malawi Blue Dolphin	Malawi Eyebiter
Cyrtocara moorii	Dimidiochromis compressiceps
Electric Yellow ~ Lemon Drop	Trewavas Red-Finned Cichlid
Labidochromis caeruleus	Labeotropheus trewavasae
Auratus ~ Golden Mbuna	Maingano
Melanochromis auratus	Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos
Electric Blue Johannii	Electric Blue Hap
Melanochromis johannii	Sciaenochromis fryeri
Livingstonii	Venustus
Nimbochromis livingstonii	Nimbochromis venustus
Red Empress
Protomelas taeniolatus

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