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Africa

The Great Rift Lakes drive the African hobby — Malawi and Tanganyika host some of the most diverse cichlid radiations on Earth. West Africa and Madagascar add further biodiversity.

401 species

Poll's Bichir
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Poll's Bichir

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Polypterus palmas polli

An ancient armored predator that breathes air and prowls the riverbed.

Powder-blue panchax

Powder-blue panchax

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Pachypanchax omalonotus

A non-annual Malagasy killifish with gold-spangled flanks and a tricky identity history.

Profundicula Cichlid
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Profundicula Cichlid

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Alticorpus profundicola

A deep-water Malawi cichlid rarely seen in the wild or the hobby.

Puffer Fish

Puffer Fish

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Tetraodon pustulatus

A rare African giant puffer from the Cross River, built for serious keepers.

Pungu

Pungu

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Pungu maclareni

A critically endangered sponge-eating cichlid found nowhere else on Earth.

Pure Utaka

Pure Utaka

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Copadichromis virginalis

A peaceable Lake Malawi cichlid that comes in a rainbow of locality color forms.

Purple Mbuna
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Purple Mbuna

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Melanochromis vermivorus

A schooling mbuna that breaks the mold with genuine shoaling behavior.

Rainbow Prigi

Rainbow Prigi

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Hypseleotris guentheri

A small Pacific stream goby comfortable in fresh, brackish, or salt water.

Red Barred Killi

Red Barred Killi

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Aphyosemion elberti

A small, manageable killifish with bold markings from Central African stream systems.

Redbelly Tilapia

Redbelly Tilapia

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Tilapia zillii

A tank-busting herbivore that will devour your plants and ask for more.

Redclaw Crayfish
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Redclaw Crayfish

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Cherax quadricarinatus

A bold, fast-growing Australian crayfish with vivid red claw markings on the males.

Red Empress

Red Empress

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Protomelas taeniolatus

A Lake Malawi rock dweller sold under flashy trade names, worth every bit of the hype.

Red Lyretail

Red Lyretail

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Aphyosemion bivittatum

A jewel-toned lyretail from West African rainforest streams, surprisingly compact.

Red Peacock

Red Peacock

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Aulonocara hansbaenschi

A peacock cichlid from southern Malawi with fiery coloration and manageable temperament.

Red-spotted Killi
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Red-spotted Killi

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Aphyosemion cognatum

A compact, colorful killi that's surprisingly gentle on beginner patience.

Redspotted Panchax

Redspotted Panchax

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Epiplatys lamottei

A West African surface killifish dressed in red spots and dark bars.

Red-striped Rainbowfish
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Red-striped Rainbowfish

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Melanotaenia splendida rubrostriata

A slow-burning rainbowfish that rewards patient keepers with spectacular adult color.

Red-striped Toadfish

Red-striped Toadfish

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Dichotomyctere erythrotaenia

A compact, red-lined puffer from mangrove creeks that thrives in brackish setups.

Redtail Notho

Redtail Notho

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Nothobranchius guentheri

A jewel-bright killifish that lives fast, dies young, and leaves drought-proof eggs.

Red Top Williamsi
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Red Top Williamsi

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Pseudotropheus williamsi

A feisty Malawi cichlid with a vivid orange-red dorsal that demands attention.

Reedfish

Reedfish

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Erpetoichthys calabaricus

A living fossil with an eel-like body and a lineage older than the dinosaurs.

Rocket Panchax

Rocket Panchax

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Pseudepiplatys annulatus

A tiny West African killifish with bold bands and surprisingly shy habits.

Rock Kribensis

Rock Kribensis

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Haplochromis sauvagei

A Lake Victoria cichlid that hunts snails and insect larvae along rocky shorelines.

Roloff's Krib
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Roloff's Krib

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Pelvicachromis roloffi

A cave-spawning West African dwarf cichlid with strong pair bonds and subtle charm.

Rostratus

Rostratus

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Fossorochromis rostratus

The sand-diving Lake Malawi cichlid that buries itself when spooked.

Saddled Bichir

Saddled Bichir

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Polypterus endlicheri

A prehistoric African predator that breathes air and grows to impressive lengths.

Saddled Bichir

Saddled Bichir

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Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri

A living fossil that can breathe air and survive out of water.

Sakaramy Killifish

Sakaramy Killifish

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Pachypanchax sakaramyi

A montane Malagasy killifish that's gentler than most of its relatives

Salmon Catfish
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Salmon Catfish

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Neoarius leptaspis

A mouthbrooding giant catfish that travels from rivers to the sea.

Sambia

Sambia

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Neolamprologus sexfasciatus

A boldly striped Tanganyikan predator that demands respect from tankmates and keeper alike.

Sardine Cichlid

Sardine Cichlid

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Cyprichromis leptosoma

A mid-water schooling cichlid from Tanganyika with fascinating lekking behavior.

Saulosi Cichlid

Saulosi Cichlid

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Pseudotropheus saulosi

A Lake Malawi mbuna with dazzling sex-based color differences and fascinating mouthbrooding behavior.

Scaleless Killifish
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Scaleless Killifish

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Aphanius asquamatus

A nearly scaleless relic from a single Turkish lake, built for dedicated keepers.

Scheeli Killifish

Scheeli Killifish

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Fundulopanchax scheeli

A gentle rainforest killifish that rewards patient, thoughtful aquascapers.

Scrapermouth Mbuna

Scrapermouth Mbuna

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Labeotropheus trewavasae

A rock-scraping Lake Malawi mbuna with over 40 wild color forms.

Senegal Bichir
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Senegal Bichir

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Polypterus senegalus meridionalis

A living fossil that breathes air and hunts like a prehistoric predator.