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Cichlids - Lake Malawi

Cichlids - Malawi Types

Other Lake Malawi Cichlids Family: Cichlidae Picture of a Venustus or Giraffe Hap 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
Click for info on Red Fin Kadango
Copadichromis borleyi
Click for info on Dogtooth Cichlids
Cynotilapia afra
Blue Moorii ~ Malawi Blue Dolphin Malawi Eyebiter
Click for info on Blue Lumphead, Blue Moorii, or Blue Dolphin
Cyrtocara moorii
Click for info on Malawi Eyebiters
Dimidiochromis compressiceps
Electric Yellow ~ Lemon Drop Trewavas Red-Finned Cichlid
Click for info on Electric Yellow Cichlids or Lemon Drop Cichlids
Labidochromis caeruleus
Click for info on Trewavas Red-Finned Cichlids
Labeotropheus trewavasae
Auratus ~ Golden Mbuna Maingano
Click for info on Auratus or Golden Mbuna
Melanochromis auratus
Click for info on Maingano
Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos
Electric Blue Johannii Electric Blue Hap
Click for info on Electric Blue Johannii
Melanochromis johannii
Click for info on Electric Blue Haps
Sciaenochromis fryeri
Livingstonii Venustus
Click for info on Livingstonii
Nimbochromis livingstonii
Click for info on Venustus
Nimbochromis venustus
Red Empress  
Click for info on Red Empress or Spindle Haps
Protomelas taeniolatus
 

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