Tribu Ectodini
Bienvenidos a esta sección de hermosos cíclidos del Lago Tanganyika, clasificados en la tribu Ectodini. Esta tribu es considerada las mas diversa en morfología y comportamiento del lago, y esta compuesta de habitantes de las rocas, la arena y el lodo, tanto bi-parentales como criadores bucales. La sección contiene aspectos de información y comportamiento de la tribu, además del mantenimiento en acuario de las especies involucradas.

Introduction to Sand-dweller Talks
Breve reseña de Aulonocranus Regan, 1920
Introduction
Synopsis of Callochromis Regan, 1920
Synopsis of Cardiopharynx Poll, 1942
Synopsis of Cunningtonia Boulenger, 1906
Synopsis of Cyathopharynx Regan, 1920
Synopsis of Ectodus Boulenger, 1898
Synopsis of Grammatotria Boulenger, 1899
Synopsis of Lestradea Poll, 1943
Synopsis of Ophthalmotilapia Pellegrin, 1904
Synopsis of Xenotilapia Boulenger, 1899
Xenotilapia sp. "katete"
Xenotilapia sp. "kilesa"
Xenotilapia sp. "papilio sunflower"
Xenotilapia sp. "fluorescent green" (Xenotilapia nasus)
Xenotilapia sp. "lepeli" (Xenotilapia flavipinnis)
Xenotilapia sp. "ochrogenys ndole" (Xenotilapia singularis)
Xenotilapia sp. "red princess" (Xenotilapia nigrolabiata)
Xenotilapia sp. 'forked tail' (Xenotilapia bathyphila)
Xenotilapia nigrolabiata vs. Xenotilapia sp. "Red Princess"
Geographical variation in nest-building and coloration of Xenotilapia melanogenys?
A Xenotilapia of a different shape: Xenotilapia leptura (Boulenger, 1901)
Beautiful as a butterfly: Xenotilapia papilio Büscher, 1990
Keeping and breeding Ectodus descampsii Boulenger, 1898
Spawning Xenotilapia spiloptera Poll & Stewart, 1975. Ad Konings
Venting sand-dwellers
Callochromis pleurospilus (Boulenger 1906): A beautiful beast
Cyathopharynx furcifer Burundi. Paolo Salvagiani
Enantiopus melanogenys, the Tanganyika dream cichlid. Ad Konings
Grammatotria lemairii Boulenger, 1899: The biggest sand-dweller of them all
Xenotilapia ornatipinnis Boulenger, 1901: The Pearl from the Deep
Aulonocranus dewindti Boulenger, 1899
Callochromis macrops (Boulenger, 1898)
Callochromis melanostigma (Boulenger, 1906)
Callochromis pleurospilus (Boulenger, 1906)
Cardiopharynx schoutedeni Poll, 1942
Cunningtonia longiventralis Boulenger, 1906
Cyathopharynx foae Vaillant, 1899
Cyathopharynx furcifer (Boulenger, 1898)
Ectodus descampsii Boulenger, 1898
Ectodus sp. 'north'
Enantiopus melanogenys Boulenger, 1898
Enantiopus sp. 'kilesa'
Grammatotria lemairii Boulenger, 1899
Ophthalmotilapia boops Boulenger, 1901
Ophthalmotilapia nasuta Poll & Matthes, 1962
Xenotilapia boulengeri Poll, 1942
Xenotilapia burtoni Poll, 1951
Xenotilapia caudafasciata Poll, 1951
Xenotilapia flavipinnis Poll, 1985
Xenotilapia longispinis Poll, 1951
Xenotilapia nasus De Vos, Risch & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1996
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 spilopterus Poll & Stewart, 1975
Xenotilapia sp. 'papilio katete'
Xenotilapia sp. 'papilio sunflower'
Generales de Géneros y Especies

Introduction
Synopsis of Callochromis Regan, 1920
Synopsis of Cardiopharynx Poll, 1942
Synopsis of Cunningtonia Boulenger, 1906
Synopsis of Cyathopharynx Regan, 1920
Synopsis of Ectodus Boulenger, 1898
Synopsis of Grammatotria Boulenger, 1899
Synopsis of Lestradea Poll, 1943
Synopsis of Ophthalmotilapia Pellegrin, 1904
Synopsis of Xenotilapia Boulenger, 1899
Especies potencialmente no descritas
Ectodus sp. "north"Xenotilapia sp. "katete"
Xenotilapia sp. "kilesa"
Xenotilapia sp. "papilio sunflower"
Previously considered undescribed species
Xenotilapia sp. "blue dorsal" (Xenotilapia caudafasciata)Xenotilapia sp. "fluorescent green" (Xenotilapia nasus)
Xenotilapia sp. "lepeli" (Xenotilapia flavipinnis)
Xenotilapia sp. "ochrogenys ndole" (Xenotilapia singularis)
Xenotilapia sp. "red princess" (Xenotilapia nigrolabiata)
Xenotilapia sp. 'forked tail' (Xenotilapia bathyphila)
Behavioral observations
Documentation of shared spawning arenas between Enantiopus melanogenys and Xenotilapia ochrogenysRelaciones Filogenéticas
Ectodus - species reversedXenotilapia nigrolabiata vs. Xenotilapia sp. "Red Princess"
Mas Investigaciones
Discovery of Xenotilapia sp. ’papilio sunflower’ at the area of Cape Chaitika, ZambiaGeographical variation in nest-building and coloration of Xenotilapia melanogenys?
Habitat Natural, Reproducción y Mantenimiento
A sparkling jewel: Xenotilapia melanogenys (Boulenger, 1898)A Xenotilapia of a different shape: Xenotilapia leptura (Boulenger, 1901)
Beautiful as a butterfly: Xenotilapia papilio Büscher, 1990
Keeping and breeding Ectodus descampsii Boulenger, 1898
Spawning Xenotilapia spiloptera Poll & Stewart, 1975. Ad Konings
Venting sand-dwellers
Callochromis pleurospilus (Boulenger 1906): A beautiful beast
Cyathopharynx furcifer Burundi. Paolo Salvagiani
Enantiopus melanogenys, the Tanganyika dream cichlid. Ad Konings
Grammatotria lemairii Boulenger, 1899: The biggest sand-dweller of them all
Xenotilapia ornatipinnis Boulenger, 1901: The Pearl from the Deep
Updated species profiles in the Cichlid Room Companion catalogue
Asprotilapia leptura (Boulenger, 1901)Aulonocranus dewindti Boulenger, 1899
Callochromis macrops (Boulenger, 1898)
Callochromis melanostigma (Boulenger, 1906)
Callochromis pleurospilus (Boulenger, 1906)
Cardiopharynx schoutedeni Poll, 1942
Cunningtonia longiventralis Boulenger, 1906
Cyathopharynx foae Vaillant, 1899
Cyathopharynx furcifer (Boulenger, 1898)
Ectodus descampsii Boulenger, 1898
Ectodus sp. 'north'
Enantiopus melanogenys Boulenger, 1898
Enantiopus sp. 'kilesa'
Grammatotria lemairii Boulenger, 1899
Ophthalmotilapia boops Boulenger, 1901
Ophthalmotilapia nasuta Poll & Matthes, 1962
Xenotilapia boulengeri Poll, 1942
Xenotilapia burtoni Poll, 1951
Xenotilapia caudafasciata Poll, 1951
Xenotilapia flavipinnis Poll, 1985
Xenotilapia longispinis Poll, 1951
Xenotilapia nasus De Vos, Risch & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1996
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 spilopterus Poll & Stewart, 1975
Xenotilapia sp. 'papilio katete'
Xenotilapia sp. 'papilio sunflower'