Labidochromis
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![Labidochromis sp. "Hongi Island"](../../../../images/shared/thumb/5/50/Labidochromis_sp_"hongi".jpg/240px-Labidochromis_sp_"hongi".jpg) Labidochromis sp. "Hongi Island"
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photo courtesy Joe Nicora
Labidochromis is a genus of fish endemic to Lake Malawi from the family Cichlidae. The genus includes 18 formally described species, and several undescribed species, which include a number of species commonly kept in cichlid aquariums such as L. caeruleus (Electric yellow).
[edit] Species
- Labidochromis caeruleus Fryer, 1956
- Labidochromis chisumulae Lewis, 1982
- Labidochromis flavigulis Lewis, 1982
- Labidochromis freibergi Johnson, 1974
- Labidochromis gigas Lewis, 1982
- Labidochromis heterodon Lewis, 1982
- Labidochromis ianthinus Lewis, 1982
- Labidochromis lividus Lewis, 1982
- Labidochromis maculicauda Lewis, 1982
- Labidochromis mathotho Burgess & Axelrod, 1976
- Labidochromis mbenjii Lewis, 1982
- Labidochromis mylodon Lewis, 1982
- Labidochromis pallidus] Lewis, 1982
- Labidochromis shiranus Lewis, 1982
- Labidochromis strigatus Lewis, 1982
- Labidochromis textilis Oliver, 1975
- Labidochromis vellicans Trewavas, 1935
- Labidochromis zebroides Lewis, 1982
