Male at Kanoni
Male of Xenotilapia papilio at Kanoni, Lake Tanganyika [Democratic Republic of Congo]. Photo by Ad Konings. determiner Ad Konings

Family
Cichlidae

Sub-family
Pseudocrenilabrinae

Tribe
Ectodini

Genus
Xenotilapia


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26-Jan-2008

Xenotilapia papilio Büscher, 1990

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Original description as Xenotilapia papilio:

ZooBank:9DC5D239-9601-4A05-938C-11CBE930B5AD.

  • Büscher, Heinz H.. 1990. "Xenotilapia papilio n. sp., ein neuer Cichlide aus dem Tanganjikasee". Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift (DATZ). 43:5:289-293 (crc01153)

Conservation: Xenotilapia papilio is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.