Africa - List of fishes

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geometric moray

Gymnothorax griseus

50 cm

solitary

carnivorous

painted moray

Gymnothorax meleagris

80 cm

solitary

carnivorous

Haplochromis aeneocolor

Cichlidae

8 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Haplochromis nubilus

Cichlidae

9 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

double stripe

Haplochromis thereuterion

7 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Haplotaxodon microlepis

Cichlidae

25 cm

living as a couple or alone

carnivorous

Hemitilapia oxyrhyncha

Cichlidae

18 cm

living as a couple or in a group

herbivorous

zebra tilapia

Heterotilapia buttikoferi

28 cm

living in a group or alone

omnivorous

Its dark bands allow it to hide in the vegetation. Its reproduction in aquarium is more difficult than that of other species of tilapia. Nevertheless, it is bred in pisciculture.

Iodotropheus sprengerae

Cichlidae

9 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous

Julidochromis dickfeldi

Cichlidae

9 cm

solitary

omnivorous

Julidochromis marlieri

Cichlidae

12 cm

living as a couple

carnivorous

golden julie

Julidochromis ornatus

8 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

convict julie

Julidochromis regani

11 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

Julidochromis sp. Gombi

Cichlidae

7 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

masked julie

Julidochromis transcriptus

8 cm

living as a couple or alone

carnivorous

Katria katria

Cichlidae

16 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

blue mbuna

Labeotropheus fuelleborni

10 cm

living in small groups

herbivorous

scrapermouth mbuna

Labeotropheus trewavasae

10 cm

living in small groups

herbivorous

Labeotropheus trewavasae Chinyawesi

Cichlidae

12 cm

living in small groups

herbivorous

blue streak hap

Labidochromis caeruleus

7 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Labidochromis maculicauda

Cichlidae

7 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Labidochromis sp. Blue-White Tumbi Reef

Cichlidae

10 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Labidochromis sp. Hongi

Cichlidae

8 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

jelly bean tetra

Ladigesia roloffi

3 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

tanganyika killifhish

Lamprichthys tanganicanus

12 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Lamprologus callipterus

Cichlidae

5 cm

living in colonies

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Lamprologus ocellatus

Cichlidae

5 cm

living in colonies

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Lepidiolamprologus attenuatus

Cichlidae

12 cm

solitary

carnivorous

Lepidiolamprologus cunningtoni

Cichlidae

28 cm

solitary

carnivorous

Lepidiolamprologus elongatus

Cichlidae

30 cm

solitary

carnivorous

Lepidiolamprologus kendalli

Cichlidae

16 cm

solitary

carnivorous

Lethrinops albus

Cichlidae

15 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Lethrinops marginatus

Cichlidae

10 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Lethrinops sp. "Yellow collar" harbour bay

Cichlidae

12 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Lethrinops sp. Mbasi

Cichlidae

12 cm

living in small groups

soil-eating and omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Lethrinops sp. Nyassa Mbawa

Cichlidae

11 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

malawi gar

Lichnochromis acuticeps

16 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Limnochromis abeelei

Cichlidae

24 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

spangled cichlid

Limnochromis auritus

12 cm

living as a couple or in a group

soil-eating and omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Limnotilapia dardennii

Cichlidae

26 cm

living in colonies

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Maylandia aff. fainzilberi "Lupingu"

Cichlidae

10 cm

living in colonies

herbivorous

Maylandia aff. fainzilberi "Magunda"

Cichlidae

11 cm

living in colonies

herbivorous

Maylandia aff. zebra "BB"

Cichlidae

10 cm

living in colonies

herbivorous

Maylandia aff. zebra "Chizumulu"

Cichlidae

12 cm

living in colonies

herbivorous

Maylandia aff. zebra "Lp Chesese"

Cichlidae

10 cm

living in colonies

herbivorous

Maylandia aurora

Cichlidae

8 cm

living as a couple or in a group

planctophage

Maylandia barlowi Charo

Cichlidae

8 cm

living in colonies

herbivorous

Maylandia callainos

Cichlidae

7 cm

living in colonies

herbivorous

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