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Species in the genus Xenotilapia: [ 16 ] records


bathyphilus, Xenotilapia ochrogenys Poll [M.] 1956:279, Fig. [Exploration Hydrobiologique du Lac Tanganika (1946-1947). Résultats scientifiques. v. 3 (fasc. 5 B); ref. 12591] Lake Tanganyika. Holotype: MRAC 109417. Paratypes: IRSNB 286-293 (14, 28, 4, 5, 40, 17, 10, 5); MRAC 109418 (1), 109419-31 (13). Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:41 [ref. 20755], Derijst 1991:73 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Xenotilapia bathyphilus Poll 1956 -- (Maréchal & Poll 1991:537 [ref. 20946] as bathyphila, Takahashi 2003:46 [ref. 26772] as bathyphila, Konings 2015:318 [ref. 34660], Konings 2019:336 [ref. 36983]). Current status: Valid as Xenotilapia bathyphilus Poll 1956. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Tanganyika. Habitat: freshwater.

boulengeri, Enantiopus Poll [M.] 1942:349 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 36 (no. 4); ref. 3516] Rumonge, Lake Tanganyika. Holotype (unique): MRAC 43036. Type catalog: Derijst 1991:39 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Xenotilapia boulengeri (Poll 1942) -- (Maréchal & Poll 1991:537 [ref. 20946], Takahashi & Nakaya 1997:340 [ref. 23358], Takahashi 2003:46 [ref. 26772], Konings 2015:320 [ref. 34660], Konings 2019:339 [ref. 36983]). Current status: Valid as Xenotilapia boulengeri (Poll 1942). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Tanganyika. Habitat: freshwater.

burtoni, Xenotilapia longispinis Poll [M.] 1951:7, Fig. 3 [Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique v. 27 (no. 29); ref. 12908] Burton Bay, near Tembele, Lake Tanganyika. Holotype: MRAC 109717. Paratypes: (115) BMNH 1960.9.30.4208-4332, 1961.11.22.398-400 (3), 1961.11.22.401-08 (8), 1961.11.22.409-412 (4); IRSNB 301-304 (24, 6, 3, 5); MRAC 109718-43 (25), 109744-50 (7), 109751-53 (3), 109754-58 (5). Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:40 [ref. 20755], Derijst 1991:73 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Xenotilapia burtoni Poll 1951 -- (Maréchal & Poll 1991:538 [ref. 20946], Takahashi 2003:46 [ref. 26772], Konings 2015:367 [ref. 34660] as possible synonym of longispinis, Konings 2019:390 [ref. 36983] as possible synonym of longispinis). Current status: Valid as Xenotilapia burtoni Poll 1951. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Tanganyika. Habitat: freshwater.

caudafasciata, Xenotilapia Poll [M.] 1951:9, Fig. 1 [Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique v. 27 (no. 30); ref. 12909] Moba Bay, south of M'Toto, Lake Tanganyika, depth 50-20 meters. Holotype: MRAC 109759. Paratypes: (384) BMNH 1960.9.30.4233-4369 (many); IRSNB 305-314 (9, 10, 8, 15, 15, 12, 19, 13, 20, 14); MNHN 1962-0248 [ex MRAC 109774] (1); MRAC 109760-880 (121 spec. in 14 lots). Type catalog: Blanc 1962:227 [ref. 20868], Walschaerts 1987:39-40 [ref. 20755], Derijst 1991:72 [ref. 21528]. Description continued in Poll 1951 [ref. 21213]. •Valid as Xenotilapia caudafasciata Poll 1951 -- (Maréchal & Poll 1991:530 [ref. 20946], Takahashi 2003:46 [ref. 26772], Konings 2015:367 [ref. 34660], Konings 2019:391 [ref. 36983]). Current status: Valid as Xenotilapia caudafasciata Poll 1951. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Tanganyika. Habitat: freshwater.

flavipinnis, Xenotilapia Poll [M.] 1985:105, Fig. 1 [Revue de Zoologie Africaine v. 99 (no. 1); ref. 17261] Pt. Ruziba, 8 kilometers south of Bujumbura, Lake Tanganyika, Burundi. Holotype: MRAC 73-68-P-556. Paratypes: IRSNB 726 (6); MRAC 80263 (1), 73-68-P-557-562 (6), 85-17-P-4-9 (6), 109277-78[?78-79] (2), 109321-22 (2), 109190-91 (2); UMMZ 196174-75 (2, 1); EUM (6). Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:40 [ref. 20755], Derijst 1991:72 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Xenotilapia flavipinnis Poll 1985 -- (Maréchal & Poll 1991:539 [ref. 20946], Takahashi 2003:46 [ref. 26772], Konings 2015:310 [ref. 34660], Konings 2019:329 [ref. 36983]). Current status: Valid as Xenotilapia flavipinnis Poll 1985. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Tanganyika. Habitat: freshwater.

lestradei, Parectodus Poll [M.] 1942:352 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 36 (no. 4); ref. 3516] Nyanza, Lake Tanganyika. Holotype (unique): MRAC 53556. Type catalog: Derijst 1991:61 [ref. 21528]. •Synonym of Xenotilapia boulengeri (Poll 1942) -- (Maréchal & Poll 1991:538 [ref. 20946]). Current status: Synonym of Xenotilapia boulengeri (Poll 1942). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

longispinis, Xenotilapia Poll [M.] 1951:5, Fig. 1 [Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique v. 27 (no. 29); ref. 12908] "Par le travers de la Ruzizi, direction Usumbura," Lake Tanganyika. Holotype: MRAC 109702. Paratypes: (65) BMNH 1960.9.30.4191-4207; IRSNB 299-300 (1, 10), 300-304 (10, 24, 6, 3, 5); MNHN 1962-0246 [ex MRAC 109710] (1); MRAC 109703-16 (14). Type catalog: Blanc 1962:227 [ref. 20868], Walschaerts 1987:40 [ref. 20755], Derijst 1991:73 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Xenotilapia longispinis Poll 1951 -- (Maréchal & Poll 1991:539 [ref. 20946], Takahashi 2003:46 [ref. 26772], Konings 2015:367 [ref. 34660], Konings 2019:390 [ref. 36983]). Current status: Valid as Xenotilapia longispinis Poll 1951. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Tanganyika. Habitat: freshwater.

materfamilias, Xenotilapia Poll [M.] 1943:316 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 37 (no. 3-4); ref. 3518] Albertville [Kalemie], Democratic Republic of Congo, Lake Tanganyika. Holotype (unique): MRAC 63736. Type catalog: Derijst 1991:73 [ref. 21528]. Originally as mater-familias. •Synonym of Xenotilapia boulengeri (Poll 1942) -- (Maréchal & Poll 1991:538 [ref. 20946], Takahashi & Nakaya 1997:340 [ref. 23358]). Current status: Synonym of Xenotilapia boulengeri (Poll 1942). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

nasus, Xenotilapia De Vos [L. D. G.], Risch [L.] & Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.] 1995:378, Figs. 1-2 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 6 (no. 4); ref. 21949] Gitaza, kilometer 29 south of Bujumbura, Burundi, depth 68 meters. Holotype: MRAC 94-31-P-1. Paratypes: CRH uncat. (1); CRRHA uncat. (8, 1, 2); MRAC 94-31-P-2-6 (5), P-7-8 (2), P-9-12 (4), P-13-14 (2), 95-37-P-1-4 (4), P-5-18 (14), P-19-20 (2), P-21-23 (3), 95-58-P-1 (1). •Valid as Xenotilapia nasus De Vos, Risch & Thys van den Audenaerde 1995 -- (Takahashi 2003:46 [ref. 26772], Konings 2015:298 [ref. 34660], Konings 2019:313 [ref. 36983]). Current status: Valid as Xenotilapia nasus De Vos, Risch & Thys van den Audenaerde 1995. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Tanganyika. Habitat: freshwater.

nigrolabiata, Xenotilapia Poll [M.] 1951:1, Fig. 3 [Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique v. 27 (no. 30); ref. 12909] M'Samba, in bay, Lake Tanganyika, depth 50-100 meters. Holotype: MRAC 109567. Paratypes: (322) BMNH 1960.9.30.4165-4190, 1961.11.22.314-397; IRSNB 294-298 (26, 27, 21, 9, 25); MRAC 109568-689 (122 in 14 lots). Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:40-41 [ref. 20755], Derijst 1991:73 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Xenotilapia nigrolabiata Poll 1951 -- (Maréchal & Poll 1991:540 [ref. 20946], Takahashi 2003:46 [ref. 26772], Konings 2015:366 [ref. 34660], Konings 2019:388 [ref. 36983]). Current status: Valid as Xenotilapia nigrolabiata Poll 1951. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Tanganyika. Habitat: freshwater.

ochrogenys, Enantiopus Boulenger [G. A.] 1914:444 [Revue de Zoologie Africaine v. 3 (pt 3); ref. 583] Kilewa Bay, Lake Tanganyika, Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1920.5.25.160 (1); MRAC 11549 (1). •Valid as Xenotilapia ochrogenys (Boulenger 1914) -- (Maréchal & Poll 1991:540 [ref. 20946], Takahashi 2003:46 [ref. 26772], Konings 2015:313 [ref. 34660], Konings 2019:333 [ref. 36983]). Current status: Valid as Xenotilapia ochrogenys (Boulenger 1914). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Tanganyika. Habitat: freshwater.

ornatipinnis, Xenotilapia Boulenger [G. A.] 1901:3 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 7 (no. 37) (art. 1); ref. 5758] Kibwesi, Lake Tanganyika. Syntypes: BMNH 1906.9.6.103-107 (?6, 1 skeleton), MNHN 1903-0171 [ex BMNH] (1). Type catalog: Blanc 1962:227 [ref. 20868]. •Valid as Xenotilapia ornatipinnis Boulenger 1901 -- (Maréchal & Poll 1991:541 [ref. 20946], De Vos et al. 2001:130 [ref. 26059], Takahashi 2003:46 [ref. 26772], Konings 2015:321 [ref. 34660], Konings 2019:340 [ref. 36983]). Current status: Valid as Xenotilapia ornatipinnis Boulenger 1901. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Tanganyika. Habitat: freshwater.

papilio, Xenotilapia Büscher [H. H.] 1990:289, Figs. 1-3, 5 [Die Aquarien- und Terrarienzeitschrift (DATZ) v. 43 (no. 5); ref. 20025] Lake Tanganyika, about 40 kilometers south of Moba, Democratic Republic of Congo, about 7°10'S, 30°00'E. Holotype (unique): ZSM 27615 [now MRAC 94-05-P-7]. Type catalog: Neumann 2011:253 [ref. 31652]. Holotype to be transferred to ZSM. •Valid as Xenotilapia papilio Büscher 1990 -- (Maréchal & Poll 1991:542 [ref. 20946], Takahashi 2003:46 [ref. 26772], Konings 2015:210 [ref. 34660], Konings 2019:223 [ref. 36983]). Current status: Valid as Xenotilapia papilio Büscher 1990. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Southwestern Lake Tanganyika, Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

sima, Xenotilapia Boulenger [G. A.] 1899:92, Pl. 19 (fig. 5) [Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 15 (pt 4, no. 1); ref. 550] Moliro, Democratic Republic of Congo, southern Lake Tanganyika. Syntypes: BMNH 1899.11.27.103 (1) Moliro; MRAC 207 (1). Also appeared in Boulenger 1900:147, Pl. 54 (fig. 5) [ref. 555]. •Valid as Xenotilapia sima Boulenger 1899 -- (Maréchal & Poll 1991:542 [ref. 20946], Takahashi & Nakaya 1997:335 [ref. 23358], Takahashi 2003:46 [ref. 26772], Konings 2015:369 [ref. 34660], Konings 2019:339 [ref. 36983]). Current status: Valid as Xenotilapia sima Boulenger 1899. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Tanganyika. Habitat: freshwater.

singularis, Stappersia Boulenger [G. A.] 1914:445 [Revue de Zoologie Africaine v. 3 (pt 3); ref. 583] Bay Kilewa and Tulo, Lake Tanganyika. Syntypes: BMNH 1920.5.25.161 (1); MRAC 10943 (1). •Synonym of Xenotilapia ochrogenys (Boulenger 1914) -- (Maréchal & Poll 1991:541 [ref. 20946]). •Valid as Xenotilapia singularis (Boulenger 1914) -- (Konings 2015:313 [ref. 34660], Konings 2019:333 [ref. 36983]). Current status: Valid as Xenotilapia singularis (Boulenger 1914). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Lake Tanganyika, Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

spilopterus, Xenotilapia Poll [M.] & Stewart [D. J.] 1975:920, Fig. 1 [v. 89 (no. 4); ref. 7458] Nyika Bay on Nkumbula Island, about 2 kilometers north of Mpulungu, Zambia, Lake Tanganyika, depth 2 meters. Holotype: MRAC 75-22-P-1. Paratypes: MRAC 75-22-P-2-3 (2); UMMZ 196013-14 (1, 3). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:73 [ref. 21528]. Specific name incorrectly treated as adjective by Maréchal & Poll 1991. •Valid as Xenotilapia spilopterus Poll & Stewart 1975 -- (Maréchal & Poll 1991:542 [ref. 20946] as spiloptera, Takahashi 2003:46 [ref. 26772] as spiloptera, Konings 2015:294 [ref. 34660], Konings 2019:310 [ref. 36983]). Current status: Valid as Xenotilapia spilopterus Poll & Stewart 1975. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: eastern and southern Lake Tanganyika. Habitat: freshwater.


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