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Petrochromis lisachisme

Cichlidae

20 cm

living in small groups

herbivorous

Petrochromis macrognathus

Cichlidae

17 cm

living as a couple or in a group

herbivorous

Petrochromis orthognathus

Cichlidae

17 cm

living as a couple or in a group

herbivorous

Petrochromis paucispinis

Cichlidae

15 cm

living as a couple or in a group

herbivorous

threadfin cichlid

Petrochromis trewavasae

18 cm

living in small groups

herbivorous

Petrotilapia sp. Yellow Chin Mbenji Island

Cichlidae

15 cm

living in small groups

herbivorous

Phenacogrammus aurantiacus

Alestidae

5 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

congo tetra

Phenacogrammus interruptus

5 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Its attractive coloring is mainly due to the refraction of light on the scales. They breed easily in aquariums.

deep water hap

Placidochromis electra

11 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

Placidochromis johnstoni Solo

Cichlidae

15 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

super vc-10 hap

Placidochromis milomo

25 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

Placidochromis phenochilus Mdoka

Cichlidae

14 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

Placidochromis phenochilus tanzania

Cichlidae

14 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

Placidochromis sp. "jalo"

Cichlidae

12 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

Placidochromis sp. Blue Hongi

Cichlidae

12 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

Placidochromis sp. Chilumba Blue

Cichlidae

13 cm

gregarious

omnivorous

Plecodus paradoxus

Cichlidae

25 cm

living as a couple or in a group

lépidophage

barred bichir

Polypterus delhezi

32 cm

solitary

carnivorous

Polypterus endlicherii

Polypteridae

50 cm

solitary

carnivorous

Polypterus senegalus

Polypteridae

30 cm

solitary

carnivorous

emerald green lampeye

Poropanchax luxophthalmus

3 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Poropanchax normani (ex. Aplocheilichthys)

Procatopodidae

3 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Protomelas annectens

Cichlidae

19 cm

living in small groups

scavenger

fenestratus

Protomelas fenestratus

13 cm

living in small groups

herbivorous

Protomelas kirkii

Cichlidae

15 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Protomelas sp. " Taiwan Reef "

Cichlidae

13 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Protomelas sp. "Steveni"

Cichlidae

15 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Protomelas spinolotus Mbenji

Cichlidae

15 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Spindle hap

Protomelas taeniolatus

13 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

west african lungfish

Protopterus annectens

80 cm

solitary

carnivorous

It has special organs that allow it to breathe out of the water. In the dry season it silts up, gets surrounded by a cocoon made of mucus and reduces its biological activity to a minimum. It can remain in the state for more than a year. It belongs to the same class as the terrestrial vertebrates.

Pseudepiplatys annulatus

Cynolebiidae

2 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Pseudocrenilabrus victoriae

Cichlidae

9 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Pseudosimochromis curvifrons

Cichlidae

12 cm

living as a couple or in a group

herbivorous

Pseudotropheus crabro

Cichlidae

10 cm

living as a couple or in a group

herbivorous

maingano cichlid

Pseudotropheus cyaneorhabdos

7 cm

living in small groups

herbivorous

Pseudotropheus interruptus

Cichlidae

8 cm

living as a couple or in a group

herbivorous

Pseudotropheus joanjohnsonae

Cichlidae

8 cm

living as a couple or in a group

herbivorous

bluegray mbuna

Pseudotropheus johannii

8 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Pseudotropheus sp. Acei Luwala

Cichlidae

10 cm

living as a couple or in a group

herbivorous

Pseudotropheus sp. elongatus

Cichlidae

8 cm

living as a couple or in a group

herbivorous

Pseudotropheus sp. Kingsizei Lupingu

Cichlidae

8 cm

living as a couple or in a group

herbivorous

red top williamsi

Pseudotropheus williamsi

13 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Ptychochromis grandidieri

Cichlidae

20 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous

Ptychochromis oligacanthus

Cichlidae

15 cm

living as a couple

omnivorous

Rubricatochromis guttatus

Cichlidae

10 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

Rubricatochromis lifalili

Cichlidae

10 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

Salaria fluviatilis

Blenniidae

9 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

electric blue hap

Sciaenochromis ahli

18 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

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