Lake Tanganyika cichlids — species, locations & maps

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Tropheus sp. 'kirschfleck' Mabilibili Bay.jpg Tropheus sp. 'limespot' Mabilibili Bay.jpg Tropheus Zadeni 'Mabilibili Bay'.jpg Xenotilapia ochrogenys 'Mabilibili Bay'.jpg Xenotilapia spilopterus 'Mabilibili Bay'.jpg
Previous pageNext pageTropheus 'Zadeni' Mabilibili Bay - T. sp. 'kirschfleck' x T. sp. 'limespot'
Tribe / Genus: Tropheini / Tropheus
Special notes: Tropheus “Zadeni” is a hybrid from the area between Mabilibili Bay and Lyamembe Bay and is the product of natural hybridization between Tropheus sp. 'kirschfleck' and T. sp. 'limespot'. African Diving Ltd have identified and photographed a further 40 different color variants in this area. One of the most well known is “Red blotch”, also known in the aquarium hobby as “Red belly”. Photographs of all hybrids from this area can be found in issue 17 of Tanganika Magazyn.

Photo: © African Diving Ltd