Yellow Tropheus SP. "Bemba"?!

[Paulo José Alves]

HI

An acquantice of mine who owns a store has about 15 Tropheus with a great yellow band in the midle of the body. He received them as "BEMBA". Now, as far as I know the T. sp. Black from Bemba is red in the middle of the body, I´ve seen them many times. They came as such from a very reputable Exporter. Was it a big misidentification from the exporter or there is here something I don´t know?

[Benoit]

Hi, I think it's T. sp. kiriza



Like this ?

Kiriza is a village on Ubwari peninsula, Bemba is more at north of this area, maybe a Tropheus with yellow band live at Mboko just near Bemba.



Bye.

[Paulo José Alves]

Hi Benoit

Thanks fot the reply. In the store there were Kiriza like in the pictures you brought. The suposedly yellow Bemba had a broader band with not very well defined limits.
I´m sure it was a mistake from the exporter.

[Philippe Burnel]

I think that in the soputh ob Pemba, close to Mboko (where the Tropheus have a thin yellow stripe) there is a population of Tropheus intermediate between Pemba and Mboko with a wide yellow band.
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[Paulo José Alves]

Hi


Those who replied were correct. The exporter investigated what had happened and yes they are Mboko or similar to, with a broad yellow band. Thanks for the help.