Xenotilapia is a genus of cichlids species endemic to Lake Tanganyika in east Africa.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed 16 Xenotilapia species; one of them is considered "Endangered" (Xenotilapia burtoni), the rest are of "Least Concern" or "Data Deficient".
Species There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:
Xenotilapia bathyphilus Poll, 1956 Xenotilapia boulengeri (Poll, 1942) Xenotilapia burtoni Poll, 1951 Xenotilapia caudafasciata Poll, 1951 Xenotilapia flavipinnis Poll, 1985 (Yellow sand cichlid) Xenotilapia longispinis Poll, 1951 Xenotilapia nasus De Vos, Risch & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1995 Xenotilapia nigrolabiata Poll, 1951 Xenotilapia ochrogenys (Boulenger, 1914) Xenotilapia ornatipinnis Boulenger, 1901 Xenotilapia papilio Büscher, 1990 Xenotilapia sima Boulenger, 1899 Xenotilapia singularis (Boulenger, 1914) Xenotilapia spiloptera Poll & D. J. Stewart, 1975
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