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Copadichromis borleyi

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Malawijský druh. Synonymá: , borleyi. medzi druhy. Žijú vo voľnej vode vo veľkých skupinách, blízko skalných stien, piesčitého dna, v malých až stredných hĺbkach (5 – 20 m) (akvarista.cz). V rôznych oblastiach jazera: Chemwezi Rocks, Chimwalani Reef, Mara Point, Pombo Rocks, Kadango, Chilucha, Chinyamwezi, Chinyankwazi, Crocodile Rocks, Fort Maguire, Kande , Linganjala Reef, Lundu, Maison Reef, Makonde, Mara Rocks, Mbenji Island, Mdoka, Mpanga, Mpandikucha, Msisis, Mumbo Island, Namalenje, Nkhungu Reef, Otter Island, Taiwan Reef, Tumbi Point, Undu Point, Zimbawe Rocks (cichlidenstube.de). Celkom ochotne sa kríži s (akvarista.cz)

Tie, ktoré som choval ja, sa správali pomerne kolektívne. Po dvoch mesiacoch od zadováženia sa začali správať voči sebe agresívnejšie. Kúpil som mladé , odhadujem 8 až 12 mesačné. Samci sa začali vyfarbovať. Vedeli sa priam neskutočne nažrať najmä živých cyklopov, dafnií a podobnej potravy. Samec je farebnejší. Obe môžu v našej opatere prerásť 15 cm. Vo svojom apetíte sú podobné druhu . Nie sú tak rozumné pri konzumácii ako Pseudotropheusy a už vôbec nie ako Melanochromisy. Napchávajú sa oveľa viac a do prasknutia, iným druhom sa potom toľko nedostané. Raz som bol svedkom ako dominantný samec bol tak , že mal . Možno mal problémy aj s rovnováhou – intenzívne sa snažil plávať. O jedného jedinca som prišiel dosť kurióznym spôsobom. Pri prijímaní potravy sa ako vždy nekompromisne pchali borlejáky ku strave. Lenže Cyphotilapia gibberosa bola tiež hladná a hlavne silnejšia. Jej sú naozaj grandiózne a keďže nedbala , milej samičke načala tvár. Na jednej strane jej ostal viditeľný šrám, na druhej ešte väčší a odnieslo si to aj oko, ktoré držalo len na zopár milimetroch. Bodku súboja o potravu dokončil Pseudotropheus socolofi albin, ktorý priplával k postihnutej, otvoril papuľu, namieril a silným trhom oko s pôžitkom spapal. Akoby nič iné nebolo náplňou jeho existencie, len čakať na takúto príležitosť. Po tomto nehanebnom akte okamžite ale pokojne ufujazdil preč. Borlejáčka zostala bez oka. Bol som zvedavý ako bude reagovať na nepriazeň osudu a môj inštinkt ma neklamal. Ryba bola dezorientovaná, ale neprejavovala najprv žiadne jasné známky , alebo letargie. Neprijímala síce potravu, chaoticky ale stále elegantne plávala v celom akváriu, vyhýbala sa iba miestam, kde sa sústreďovala . Ani tri od incidentu som nepozoroval na nej žiadne príznaky schovávania si, nezdravosti, blížiaceho sa zániku. Nasledovala však noc, a ako som predpokladal, ráno bolo po nej. kadango red fin, je forma druhu Copadichromis borleyi. Red fin znamená červené . Oni sú skôr oranžové alebo žlté. Celkom registrujem tieto : Cobue, Fin, Kadango, Kadango Red Fin, Kirondo, Namalenji, Chemwezi Rocks, Chimwalani Reef, Mara Point, Pombo Rocks, Chilucha, Chinyamwezi, Chinyankwazi, Crocodile Rocks, Fort Maguire, Kande Island, Linganjala Reef, Lundu, Maison Reef, Makonde, Mara Rocks, Mbenji Island, Mdoka, Mpanga, Mpandikucha, Msisis, Mumbo Island, Namalenje, Nkhungu Reef, Otter Island, Taiwan Reef, Tumbi Point, Undu Point, Zimbawe Rocks, Ntekete, Yellow Fin.


A species. Synonyms: borleyi, . Belongs to the Utaka species. They live in open water in large groups, near rocky walls, sandy bottoms, at small to medium depths (5 – 20 m) (). In various areas of the lake: Chemwezi Rocks, Chimwalani Reef, Mara Point, Pombo Rocks, Kadango, Chilucha, Chinyamwezi, Chinyankwazi, Crocodile Rocks, Fort Maguire, Kande Island, Linganjala Reef, Lundu, Maison Reef, Makonde, Mara Rocks, Mbenji Island, Mdoka, Mpanga, Mpandikucha, Msisis, Mumbo Island, Namalenje, Nkhungu Reef, Otter Island, Taiwan Reef, Tumbi Point, Undu Point, Zimbabwe Rocks (cichlidenstube.de). They readily crossbreed with Copadichromis azureus (akvarista.cz).

Those that I kept behaved relatively collectively. After two months from acquisition, they began to behave more aggressively towards each other. I bought young fish, estimated to be 8 to 12 months old. The males began to color. They could gorge themselves incredibly on live , , and similar food. The male is more colorful. Both genders can grow up to 15 cm in our care. In their appetite, they are similar to venustus. They are not as reasonable in consumption as and certainly not as . They stuff themselves much more and to bursting, then other species do not get so much. Once I witnessed how a dominant male was so fat that he had breathing problems. Perhaps he also had balance problems – he was intensely trying to swim. I lost one individual in a quite curious way. While feeding, as always, the borleyi would uncompromisingly push their way to the food. But was also hungry and, above all, stronger. Its mouth is truly grandiose and since did not care about the consequences, it punctured the face of the gentle female Copadichromis. On one side, she was left with a visible scar, on the other an even larger one, and she also lost an eye, which was held only by a few millimeters. The punctuation of the fight for food was completed by , who swam to the affected fish, opened his papilla, aimed, and with a strong tug, devoured the eye with pleasure. As if nothing else was the purpose of his existence, just to wait for such an opportunity. After this shameless act, he immediately but calmly swam away. The borleyi was left without an eye. I was curious how she would react to the fate’s disfavor, and my instinct did not deceive me. The fish was disoriented, but initially showed no clear signs of pain or lethargy. Although she did not accept food, she swam elegantly but chaotically throughout the aquarium, avoiding only places where food was concentrated. Even three hours after the incident, I did not observe any signs of hiding, unhealthiness, or impending demise. However, the night followed, and as I expected, it was over for her in the morning. is a form of the species Copadichromis borleyi. Red fin means red fins. They are more orange or yellow. I register these forms: Cobue, Gold Fin, Kadango, Kadango Red Fin, Kirondo, Namalenji, Chemwezi Rocks, Chimwalani Reef, Mara Point, Pombo Rocks, Chilucha, Chinyamwezi, Chinyankwazi, Crocodile Rocks, Fort Maguire, Kande Island, Linganjala Reef, Lundu, Maison Reef, Makonde, Mara Rocks, Mbenji Island, Mdoka, Mpanga, Mpandikucha, Msisis, Mumbo Island, Namalenje, Nkhungu Reef, Otter Island, Taiwan Reef, Tumbi Point, Undu Point, Zimbabwe Rocks, Ntekete, Yellow Fin.


Eine Malawispezies. Synonyme: Cyrtocara borleyi, Haplochromis borleyi. Gehört zu den Utaka-Arten. Sie leben in freiem Wasser in großen Gruppen, in der Nähe von Felswänden, sandigen Böden, in kleinen bis mittleren Tiefen (5 – 20 m) (akvarista.cz). In verschiedenen Gebieten des Sees: Chemwezi Rocks, Chimwalani Reef, Mara Point, Pombo Rocks, Kadango, Chilucha, Chinyamwezi, Chinyankwazi, Crocodile Rocks, Fort Maguire, Kande Island, Linganjala Reef, Lundu, Maison Reef, Makonde, Mara Rocks, Mbenji Island, Mdoka, Mpanga, Mpandikucha, Msisis, Mumbo Island, Namalenje, Nkhungu Reef, Otter Island, Taiwan Reef, Tumbi Point, Undu Point, Zimbabwe Rocks (cichlidenstube.de). Sie kreuzen sich leicht mit Copadichromis azureus (akvarista.cz).

Diejenigen, die ich gehalten habe, haben sich relativ kollektiv verhalten. Nach zwei Monaten seit dem Kauf begannen sie, sich aggressiver gegeneinander zu verhalten. Ich kaufte junge Fische, die auf 8 bis 12 Monate geschätzt wurden. Die Männchen begannen zu färben. Sie konnten sich unglaublich an lebenden Cyclops, Daphnien und ähnlichem Futter satt essen. Das Männchen ist farbenfroher. Beide Geschlechter können in unserer Obhut bis zu 15 cm groß werden. In ihrem Appetit ähneln sie Nimbochromis venustus. Sie sind beim Verzehr nicht so vernünftig wie Pseudotropheus und schon gar nicht wie Melanochromis. Sie stopfen sich viel mehr und platzen dann, andere Arten bekommen nicht so viel. Einmal erlebte ich, wie ein dominantes Männchen so fett war, dass es Atemprobleme hatte. Vielleicht hatte es auch Balanceprobleme – es versuchte intensiv zu schwimmen. Ich verlor eine Person auf recht kuriose Weise. Beim Füttern würden sich die Borleyi wie immer kompromisslos zum Futter drängen. Aber Cyphotilapia gibberosa war auch hungrig und vor allem stärker. Sein Mund ist wirklich großartig und da es keine Konsequenzen interessierten, durchbohrte es das Gesicht des sanften weiblichen Copadichromis. Auf der einen Seite blieb sie mit einer sichtbaren Narbe zurück, auf der anderen Seite eine noch größere, und sie verlor auch ein Auge, das nur noch wenige Millimeter hielt. Die Interpunktion des Kampfes um Futter wurde von Pseudotropheus socolofi albino abgeschlossen, der zum betroffenen Fisch schwamm, seine Papille öffnete, zielte und mit einem kräftigen Ruck das Auge mit Vergnügen verschlang. Als ob nichts anderes der Sinn seiner Existenz wäre, als auf eine solche Gelegenheit zu warten. Nach dieser schamlosen Tat schwamm er sofort, aber ruhig weg. Die Borleyi blieb Auge zurück. Ich war gespannt, wie sie auf das Unglück des Schicksals reagieren würde, und mein Instinkt täuschte mich nicht. Der Fisch war desorientiert, aber zeigte zunächst keine klaren Anzeichen von Schmerz oder Lethargie. Obwohl sie kein Futter annahm, schwamm sie elegant, aber chaotisch durch das ganze Aquarium, vermied nur die Stellen, an denen das Futter konzentriert war. Selbst drei Stunden nach dem Vorfall beobachtete ich keine Anzeichen von Verstecken, Unwohlsein oder bevorstehendem Vergehen. Die Nacht folgte jedoch, und wie ich erwartet hatte, war es am Morgen vorbei. Copadichromis borleyi kadango red fin ist eine Form der Art Copadichromis borleyi. Red fin bedeutet rote Flossen. Sie sind eher orange oder gelb. Ich registriere diese Formen: Cobue, Gold Fin, Kadango, Kadango Red Fin, Kirondo, Namalenji, Chemwezi Rocks, Chimwalani Reef, Mara Point, Pombo Rocks, Chilucha, Chinyamwezi, Chinyankwazi, Crocodile Rocks, Fort Maguire, Kande Island, Linganjala Reef, Lundu, Maison Reef, Makonde, Mara Rocks, Mbenji Island, Mdoka, Mpanga, Mpandikucha, Msisis, Mumbo Island, Namalenje, Nkhungu Reef, Otter Island, Taiwan Reef, Tumbi Point, Undu Point, Zimbabwe Rocks, Ntekete, Yellow Fin.


Spishi ya Malawi. Visawe: Cyrtocara borleyi, Haplochromis borleyi. Inaangukia kati ya spishi za Utaka. Wanaishi katika maji wazi kwa makundi makubwa, karibu na kuta za miamba, chini ya mchanga, kwa kina kidogo hadi cha wastani (5 – 20 m) (akvarista.cz). Katika maeneo mbalimbali ya ziwa: Chemwezi Rocks, Chimwalani Reef, Mara Point, Pombo Rocks, Kadango, Chilucha, Chinyamwezi, Chinyankwazi, Crocodile Rocks, Fort Maguire, Kande Island, Linganjala Reef, Lundu, Maison Reef, Makonde, Mara Rocks, Mbenji Island, Mdoka, Mpanga, Mpandikucha, Msisis, Mumbo Island, Namalenje, Nkhungu Reef, Otter Island, Taiwan Reef, Tumbi Point, Undu Point, Zimbabwe Rocks (cichlidenstube.de). Wanakubali kwa urahisi kuzaana na Copadichromis azureus (akvarista.cz).

Waliohudumia walionekana kuwa na tabia ya pamoja. Baada ya miezi miwili tangu kupatikana kwao, walianza kuonyesha tabia ya kushambuliana zaidi. Nilinunua samaki wachanga, nadhani walikuwa na umri wa kati ya miezi 8 hadi 12. Wanaume walikuwa wakianza kuchukua rangi. Walionekana kula kwa shauku hasa Cyclops hai, daphnia, na chakula kingine kama hicho. Mwanaume alikuwa na rangi zaidi. Wote, jinsia zote, wanaweza kukua hadi 15 cm chini ya uangalizi wetu. Katika hamu yao, walionekana kufanana na aina ya Nimbochromis venustus. Hawakuwa na busara kama Pseudotropheus na hata Melanochromis katika kula. Walijaza chakula zaidi na hata kujilipua, hivyo spishi nyingine hazikuwa na nafasi ya kupata chakula. Siku moja nilishuhudia jinsi mwanaume aliyekuwa na nguvu alivyokuwa mnene sana hivi kwamba alikuwa na matatizo ya kupumua. Labda alikuwa na matatizo hata na usawa – alijaribu sana kuogelea. Nilimpoteza mtu mmoja kwa njia ya kipekee. Wakati wa kula, walionekana kama kawaida wakijitahidi kwa bidii kupata chakula. Lakini Cyphotilapia gibberosa pia alikuwa na njaa, na hasa alikuwa mwenye nguvu zaidi. Kinywa chake kilikuwa kikubwa sana na kwa sababu hakujali matokeo, alimgonga kwa nguvu samaki wa kike mpole Copadichromis usoni. Alibakia na jeraha kubwa upande mmoja, na hata kubwa zaidi upande mwingine, na hata alipoteza jicho, ambalo lilishikiliwa kwa milimita chache tu. alimaliza mzozo wa chakula kwa kufika kwa mwanamke aliyeathiriwa, kufungua kinywa chake, kuelekeza, na kwa nguvu kupitia jicho kwa furaha. Kana kwamba hakuna chochote kingine kilikuwa kazi yake, ila kusubiri fursa kama hiyo. Baada ya kitendo hiki cha kuaibisha, mara moja lakini kwa utulivu aliogopa mbali. Borleyi alibakia bila jicho. Nilikuwa na hamu ya kuona jinsi atakavyojibu kwa bahati mbaya, na hisia zangu hazikuwa na makosa. Samaki huyo alikuwa hana uelekeo, lakini mwanzoni hakutoa ishara yoyote wazi ya maumivu au ulegevu. Ingawa hakukubali chakula, aliswim kwa ustadi lakini kwa fujo kote kwenye bwawa la maji, akiepuka tu maeneo ambapo chakula kilikuwa kinazingatia. Hata baada ya masaa matatu tangu tukio , sikumuona akijificha, akiwa mgonjwa, au akikaribia kufa. Lakini usiku ukafuata, na kama nilivyotarajia, asubuhi alikuwa amekwisha. Copadichromis borleyi kadango red fin ni aina ya spishi Copadichromis borleyi. Red fin inamaanisha aina za mapezi nyekundu. Wanaonekana kuwa rangi ya machungwa au manjano. Ninarekodi aina hizi: Cobue, Gold Fin, Kadango, Kadango Red Fin, Kirondo, Namalenji, Chemwezi Rocks, Chimwalani Reef, Mara Point, Pombo Rocks, Chilucha, Chinyamwezi, Chinyankwazi, Crocodile Rocks, Fort Maguire, Kande Island, Linganjala Reef, Lundu, Maison Reef, Makonde, Mara Rocks, Mbenji Island, Mdoka, Mpanga, Mpandikucha, Msisis, Mumbo Island, Namalenje, Nkhungu Reef, Otter Island, Taiwan Reef, Tumbi Point, Undu Point, Zimbawe Rocks, Ntekete, Yellow Fin.



Copadichromis borleyi Kadango Red Fin, female

Akvaristika, Veda, Literatúra

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  • Konings Ad, 1998: Tanganyika Cichlids in their natural habitat. Cichlid Press, 272 pp.
  • Regan, C.T., 1920: The classification of the fishes of the family Cichlidae. The Tanganyika genera. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9) 5: 33-53.
  • Smith Mark, 1998: Lake Tanganyikan Cichlids: Everything About Purchasing, Care, Nutrition, Behaviour, & Aquarium Maintenance, Barrons Educational Series, ISBN 0764106155
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  • Zurlo Georg, Brandstetter, 2000: The Tanganyika Cichlid Aquarium, Barrons Educational Series, ISBN 0764116436

Malawi

  • Bornemann Rainer, Hämel Wolfgang, Ahrens Renate E., Reise Know How: Simbabwe, Botswana, Malawi, Mosambik & Sambia, Reise Know How Verlag, ISBN 3896620266, 531 pp.
  • Boruchowitz David E., 1997: The guide to ownong malawi cichlids, TFH Publications, ISBN 0793803594.
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  • Deutsch J. C., 1997: Colour diversification in Malawi cichlids: evidence for adaptation, reinforcement, or sexual selection? Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 62: 1-14.
  • Eccles D.H., Trewavas E., 1989: Malawian cichlid fishes. The classification of some Haplochromine genera. Lake Fish Movies, Herten, , 335 pp.
  • Fryer G., 1959: Some aspects of evolution in Lake Nyasa. Evolution 13 (4): 440-451.
  • Fryer G., 1959: The trophic interrelationships and ecology of some littoral communities of Lake Nyasa with especial reference to the fishes, and a discussion of the evolution of a group of -frequenting Cichlidae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 132: 153-281.
  • Hupe Ilona, Reisen in Sambia und Malawi, Ilona Hupe Verlag, ISBN 3932084217, 368 pp.
  • Iles T.D., 1960: A group of zooplankton feeders of the genus (Cichlidae) in Lake Nyasa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (13) 2, 1959: 257-280. [This paper was published in the May 1959 issue, but separates of it include the printed notation „Published 15/3/1960.“]
  • Jubb R.A, 1967: Freshwater fishes of southern Africa. A.A. Balkema, Cape Town; viii + 248 pp.
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  • Konings Ad, 1990: Ad Konings‘ book of Cichlids and all the other fishes of Lake Malawi. Fish Hobbyist. 496 pp. 0-86622-527-7.
  • Konings Ad, 1990: Description of six new Malawi cichlids. TFH magazine, vol. 38 (11), pp 110-129. ( azureus, C. mbenjii, C. verduijni, Otopharynx walteri, Iodotropheus stuartgranti, and saulosi).
  • Konings Ad, 1993: A revision of the genus Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 (Pisces, Cichlidae). The Cichlids Yearbook, vol. 3, pp 28-36. (Sciaenochromis fryeri, S. psammophilus, S. benthicola).
  • Konings Ad, 1994: sp. nov.: a sexually monomorphic cichlid from the Tanzanian coast of Lake Malawi. The Cichlids Yearbook, vol. 4, pp 24-27. (Pseudotropheus demasoni).
  • Konings Ad, 1995. A review of the sand-dwelling species of the genus , with the description of three new species.  The Cichlids Yearbook, vol. 5, pp 26-36. (, A. brevinidus, and A. aquilonium).
  • Konings Ad, 1995: Malawi Cichlids in their natural habitat, 2nd Edition. Cichlid Press. 352 pp.
  • Konings Ad, 1996: Atlas der Malawisee-Cichliden. Vol. 1 and Vol 2., BeDe Verlag. 304 and 288 pp.
  • Konings Ad, 1997: Back to Nature guide Malawi Cichlids. Back to Nature. 128 pp.
  • Konings Ad, 2000. Description of Three New Copadichromis Species (Labroidei; Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi, Africa. TFH magazine, vol. 47 (9) May: pp 62-85 (Copadichromis ilesi, C. geertsi, and C. trewavasae).
  • Konings Ad, 2001: Malawi Cichlid in their natural habitat. 3rd Edition. 352 pp. Cichlid Press
  • Konings Ad, 2002: The Cichlids of Lake Malawi. Program for searching fish names and locality names; >5000 photos.
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  • McElroy D.M., Kornfield I., 1990: Sexual selection, reproductive behavior, and speciation in the mbuna species flock of Lake Malawi (Pisces: Cichlidae). Environmental Biology of Fishes 28: 273-284.
  • McElroy D.M., Kornfield I., Everett J., 1991: Coloration in African cichlids: Diversity and constraints in Lake Malawi endemics. Netherlands Journal of Zoology 41 (4): 250-268.
  • McKaye K.R., 1991: Sexual selection and the evolution of the cichlid fishes of Lake Malawi, Africa. Pp. 241-257 in Keenleyside, M.H.A. (ed.), Cichlid fishes. Behaviour, ecology and evolution. Chapman & Hall, London.
  • McKaye K.R., Kocher T., Reinthal P., Harrison R., Kornfield I., 1984: Genetic evidence for allopatric and sympatric differentiation among morphs of a Lake Malawi cichlid fish. Evolution 38: 215-219.
  • Oliver M.K., McKaye K.R., 1982: Floating islands: A means of fish dispersal in Lake Malawi, Africa. Copeia 1982 (4): 748-754.
  • Owen R.B., Crossley R., Johnson T.C., Tweddle D., Kornfield I. et al., 1990: Major low lake levels of Lake Malawi and their implications for speciation rates in cichlid fishes. Proceedings of the Royal Society, London 240: 519-553.
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  • Regan C.T., 1922: The cichlid fishes of Lake Nyassa. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1921: 675-727 & Plates I-VI.
  • Reinthal P.N., 1987: Morphology, ecology, and behavior of a group of the rock-dwelling cichlid fishes (Pisces: Perciformes) from Lake Malawi, Africa. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
  • Ribbink A.J., Marsh A.C., Marsh B., Sharp B.J., 1980: Parental behaviour and mixed broods among cichlid fish of Lake Malawi. South African Journal of Zoology 15: 1-6.
  • Schraml Erwin, 1998: Aqualog Special. Korallenfische des Süßwassers Malawi, Aqualog, ISBN 3-931-702-48-0, 48 pp.
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  • Smith Mark Phillip, 2000: Lake Malawi cichlids. Everything About History, Setting Up an Aquarium, Health Concerns, Spawning, Barrons Educational Series, ISBN 0764115251
  • Snoeks Jos ed. in press: The cichlid diversity of Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa:
    identification, distribution and taxonomy. Cichlid Press
  • Stiassny M.L.J., 1981. Phylogenetic versus convergent relationship between piscivorous cichlid fishes from Lakes Malawi and Tanganyika. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology 40 (3): 67-101.
  • Sweeney Mary E., 1997: Malawi cichlids: Mbuna, T.F.H. Publications, ISBN 079380115X, 64 pp-
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  • Thompson A.B., Allison E.H., Ngatunga B.P., 1996: Distribution and breeding biology of offshore cichlids in Lake Malawi/Niassa. Environmental Biology of Fishes 47 (3): 235-?.
  • Turner G., 1996: Offshore cichlids of Lake Malawi. Cichlid Press, Lauenau, Germany; 240 pp. ISBN 3-928457-33-0.
  • Turner G.F. 1994. Speciation mechanisms in Lake Malawi cichlids. A critical review. Archiv für Hydrobiologie Beiheft Ergebnisse der Limnologie 44: 139-160.

Victoria

  • Kaufman L.S., Chapman L.J., Chapman, C.A., 1997: Evolution in fast forward: haplochromine fishes of the Lake Victoria region. Endeavour 21: 23-30
  • Greenwood P.H., 1974: The cichlid fishes of Lake Victoria, east Africa: The biology and evolution of a species flock. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology, Supplement 6, 134 pp.
  • Seehausen Ole, 1996: Lake Victoria Rock Cichlids by Ole Seehausen. Verduijn Cichlids, Zevenhuizen, 304 pp.
  • Tijs Goldschmidt, 1998: Darwin’s Dreampond: Drama on Lake Victoria, MIT Press, ISBN 0262571218

  • Boulenger G.A., 1911: Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). London. Volume 2: xii + 529 pp.
  • Fryer G., Iles T. D., 1972: The cichlid fishes of the Great Lakes of Africa. Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh; TFH Publications, Neptune , ; 641 pp.
  • Greenwood P.H., 1966: The Fishes of Uganda. 2nd edition. The Uganda Society, Kampala; [viii] + 131 pages.
  • Skelton P.H., 1993: A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Southern Book Publishers, Halfway House, South Africa.
  • Staeck Wolfgang, Linke Horst, 1994: African Cichlids II: Cichlids from Eastern Africa : A Handbook for Their Identification, Care and Breeding, Tetra Press, ISBN 1-56465-167-3
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Južná

  • Sands David, 1997: Back to Nature guide Catfishes, Back to Nature. 128 pp.
  • Stauffer Jay, McKaye Ken at all, 2002: Cuadernos de investigacion de la UCA: The midas cichlid species complex in two Nicaraguan lakes. Description of three new species by and others. Cichlid Press. 47pp.
  • Weidner Thomas contr., Konings Ad ed., 2000: South American Eartheaters, Cichlid Press. 336 pp.

  • Konings Ad, 1989: Cichlids from Central America. Tropical Fish Hobbyist. 224 pp.