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Cichlids - Lake Tanganyika

Cichlids - Tanganyika Types

Other Lake Tanganyika Cichlids Family: Cichlidae Picture of an adult Frontosa Cichlid

Frontosa Cichlid Cyphotilapia frontosa Photo © Animal-World: Courtesy David Brough

Lake Tanyanika is home to some of the most expensive freshwater fish in the world!

Lake Tanganyika in Africa is referred to as an “island sea” due to its abundant life and its size. It is the second deepest lake in the world and is inhabited with almost 250 different species of cichlids and over 150 species of other fish. Besides having pricey fish it also has two record breaking inhabitants, the world's largest cichlid at 31” (80 cm) and the world's smallest cichlid at 1.4” (3.5 cm).

Included here are all the various types of Tanganyika cichlids with the exception of the Tropheus species and the Goby Cichlids. Please see them here: Tanganyika Tropheus Sp | Goby Cichlids

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White Pearly Calvus	Compressed Cichlid
African Cichlids - Lake Tanganyika
Altolamprologus calvus	Altolamprologus compressiceps

Frontosa	Sardine Cichlid ~ Blue Flash
Cyphotilapia frontosa	Cyprichromis leptosoma

Dickfeld's Julie	Marlier's Julie ~ Checkered Julie
Julidochromis dickfeldi	Julidochromis marlieri

Masked Julie	Convict Julie
Julidochromis regani	Julidochromis regani

Fairy Cichlid ~ Brichardi	Daffodil Cichlid
Neolamprologus brichardi (now 'pulcher')	Neolamprologus pulcher

Brevis Shelldweller	Cylinder Cichlid
Neolamprologus brevis	Neolamprologus cylindricus

White-Tailed Brichardi	Lemon Cichlid
Neolamprologus gracilis	Neolamprologus leleupi

Sexfasciatus	Five-Bar Cichlid
Neolamprologus sexfasciatus	Neolamprologus tretocephalus

Large-Eyed Mouthbrooder	Gold Nasuta - Tiger Nasuta
Callochromis Macrops	Ophthalmotilapia nasuta

Blue Neon	Tanganyikan Butterfly
Paracyprichromis nigripinnis	Xenotilapia papilio