New world species / Alphabetical listing / Scientific listing
African Species/ Riverine/Lake Malawi/ Lake Tanganyika/ Lake Victoria and others
Riverine Species
Common Name	Scientific Name
African Butterfly Cichlid	Anomalochromis thomasi
Buttikoferi	Tilapia buttikoferi
Congo Dwarf Cichlid	Nanochromis parilus
Eastern happy	Astatotilapia calliptera
Jewel Cichlid	Hemichromis bimaculatus
Lifalili Cichlid	Hemichromis lifalili
Kribensis	Pelvicachromis pulcher
Livingstoni's Nimbochromis (Shire River)	Nimbochromis livingstonii
Malawi Eye Biter (Shire River)	Dimidiochromis compressiceps
None, P. Caudifasciatus	Parananochromis caudifasciatus
Thin Buffalo Head Cichlid, Lion Head Cichlid	Steatocranus tinanti
Zilli's cichlid, Redbelly Tilapia	Tilapia zillii
Lake Malawi
Common Name	Scientific Name
Aulonocara Blue Gold	Aulonocara korneliae (chizumulu)
Auratus	Melanochromis auratus
Black-White Johannii	Melanochromis perileucos
Blue Dolphin	Cyrtocara moorii
Blue Regal Peacock	Aulonocara koningsi
Bumblebee Cichlid	Pseudotropheus crabro
Butterfly Peacock	Aulonocara jacobfreibergi
Buttikoferi	Tilapia buttikoferi
Chipokae	Melanochromis chipokae
Cobalt Zebra	Metriaclima callainos (Maylandia callainos)
Demason's Cichlid	Pseudotropheus demasoni
Dinghani	Pseudotropheus flavus
Dogtooth Cichlid	Cynotilapia afra
Eastern Happy	Astatotilapia calliptera
Electric Blue Hap	Sciaenochromis ahli, Fryeri
Electric Yellow Labidochromis	Labidochromis caeruleus
Elongate Mbuna	Pseudotropheus elongatus
Elongatus Ornatus	Pseudotropheus elongatus-ornatus
Esther Grant's Zebra	Maylandia estherae, Metriaclima estherae
Fuelleborni	Labeotropheus fuelleborni
Giraffe Haplochromis	Nimbochromis venustus
Green Face Peacock	Aulonocara saulosi
Johann's Mbuna	Melanochromis johanni
Kande Island Peacock	Aulonocara maylandi kandeensis
Kenyi Cichlid	Maylandia lombardoi
Labeotropheus Trewavasae	Labeotropheus trewavasae
Livingstoni's Nimbochromis	Nimbochromis livingstonii
Longnose Aulonocara	Aulonocara rostratum
Malawi Eye Biter	Dimidiochromis compressiceps
Marmalade Cat, Albino	Maylandia Zebra Mbenji
Mpanga	Pseudotropheus elongatus-Mpanga
Mpanga Red	Labeotropheus trewavasae "Mpanga Red"
"Ngara", Flametail	Aulonocara Stuartgranti "Ngara"
None, Labidochromis Chisumulae	Labidochromis chisumulae
None, Melanochromis Baliodigma	Melanochromis baliodigma
None, Melanochromis Brevis	Melanochromis brevis
Parallel-striped Mbuna	Melanochromis parallelus
Peacock Cichlid	Aulonacara nyassae
Placidochromis sp. "Super VC-10"	Placidochromis milomo
Powder Blue Cichlid	Pseudotropheus socolofi
Red Empress	Protomelas taeniolatus
Redfin kandango	Copadichromis borleyi
Red Shouldered Peacock, Firebird Cichlid	Aulonocara hansbaenschi
Red Top Kimpuma	Labidochromis sp "hongi" ("kimpuma")
Rusty Cichlid	Iodotropheus sprengerae
Rusty Cichlid (none)	Iodotropheus stuartgranti
Saulos's Mbuna (Pseudotropheus saulosi)	Pseudotropheus saulosi
Sulphur-crested Litho	Otopharynx lithobates
Sunshine Peacock	Aulonocara baenschi
Trewavas Cichlid	Labeotropheus trewavasae
Yellow Tail Acei	Pseudotropheus Acei
Zebra Cichlid	Metriaclima callainos (Maylandia callainos)
Zebra Tilapia	Tilapia buttikoferi
Lake Tanganyika
Common Name	Scientific Name
Big Eye Multifasciatus	Neolamprologus similis
Black Brichardi	Neolamprologus splendens
Black Occelatus	Lamprologus speciosus
Blue Neon	Paracyprichromis nigripinnis
Blunt-Head Cichlid	Tropheus moorii
Brevis Cichlid	Neolamprologus brevis
Calvus	Altolamprologus calvus
Caudopunctatus	Neolamprologus caudopunctatus
Dickfeld's Julie	Julidochromis dickfeldi
Elongated Lemon Cichlid	Neolamprologus longior
Fairy Cichlid	Neolamprologus brichardi
Frontosa	Cyphotilapia frontosa
Furcifer	Cyathopharynx furcifer
Giant Mpimbwe Shelldweller	Lamprologus calliurus
Hecq's Lamprologus	Neolamprologus hecqui (Lepidiolamprologus)
Hump-Head	Cyrtocara moorii
Lemon Cichlid	Neolamprologus leleupi
Marlier's Julie	Julidochromis marlieri
Masked Julie	Julidochromis transcriptus
"Multies"	Neolamprologus multifasciatus
Narrow White Band	Tropheus duboisi "Karilani"
None, Lamprologus callipterus	Lamprologus callipterus
None, Neolamprologus bifasciatus	Neolamprologus bifasciatus
None, Neolamprologus wauthioni	Neolamprologus wauthioni
Ocellated Shelldweller	Lamprologus ocellatus
Purple Rainbow	Tropheus moorii "Lufubu"
Red "Moliro"	Tropheus sp. Red "Moliro"
Red Spot Callochromis	Callochromis pleurospilus
Zaire Yellow	Neolamprologus buescheri
Lake Victoria and Others
Common Name	Scientific Name
Christmas Fulu Cichlid (Yala Swamp)	Xystichromis phytophagus
Eastern Happy	Astatotilapia calliptera
Lake Bermin Tilapia (Lake Bermin)	Tilapia snyderae
Livingstoni's Nimbochromis (Lake Malombe)	Nimbochromis livingstonii
Malawi Eye Biter (Lake Malombe)	Dimidiochromis compressiceps
Mozambique mouthbrooder (Widespread)	Oreochromis mossambicus
Rock Kribensis (Lake Victoria)	Paralabidochromis sp. Mwanza Gulf
Starry Night Cichlid (Madagascar)	Paratilapia bleekeri
Tilapia Bythobates (Lake Bermin)	Tilapia bythobates
Zebra Obliquidens (Lake Kyoga)	Haplochromis latifasciatus