African Cichlids I, Cichlids from West Africa
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African Cichlids I, Cichlids from West Africa

A Handbook for their Identification, Care and Breeding
作者: Linke, Horst & Wolfgang Staeck, 1994
ISBN: 1-56465-168-1

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创建者 Juan Miguel Artigas Azas, 27-5月-1996.

This book covers basic information and shows excellent color pictures of 105 selected species or color morphs of West African Cichlids. Information covered pertains to collecting localities, specific traits, similar species, natural habitat, care and breeding of each of the included species, an introduction to each genus is also given. The information is grouped by cichlid genus, offering some of the species in all 11 covered genera. Additional information includes a nice section about West African cichlids and guides for setting up a successful aquarium for keeping and breeding them.

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  1. PREFACE, 8

  2. THE CICHLIDS, 9

  3. THE MODERN AQUARIUM FOR WEST AFRICAN CICHLIDS, 13

  4. WEST AFRICAN CICHLIDS, 19

  5. THE GENUS ANOMALOCHROMIS, 24
    Anomalochromis thomasi, 24

  6. THE GENUS CHROMIDOTILAPIA, 26
    Chromidotilapia batesii Colour-morph "Kienke", 26
    Chromidotilapia batesu Colour-morph "Eseka", 27
    Chromidotilapia bosumtwensis = Chromidotilapia guntheri guntheri, 29
    Colour-morph "Bosumtwi", 46
    Chromidotilapia cavalliensis, 32
    Chromidotilapia finleyi Colour-morph "Mungo", 35
    Chromidotilapia finleyi Colour-morph "Moliwe", 37
    Chromidotilapia finleyi Colour-morph "Campo", 41
    Chromidotilapiu guntheri guntheri, 41
    Chromidotilapia guntheri guntheri Colour-morph "Bosumtwi", 46
    Chromidotilapia guntheri loennbergi, 49
    Chromidotilapia kingsleyae, 50
    Chromidotilapia linkei, 52
    Chromidotilapia schoutedeni, 55
    Chromidotilapia sp. 'Shiloango', 56
    Chromidotilupia sp. 'Mondemba', 58
    Chromidotilapia sp. 'Atogafina', 59

  7. THE GENUS HEMICHROMIS, 60
    Hemichromis bimaculatus, 61
    Hemichromis cerusogaster, 63
    Hemichromis cristatas, 64
    Hemichromis elongatus, 65
    Hemichromis fasciatus, 66
    Hemichromis frempongi, 68
    Hemichromis guttatus, 70
    Hemichromis letourneauxi, 71
    Hemichromis lifaiili, 72
    Hemichromis paynei, 73
    Hernichromis stellifer, 75

  8. THE GENUS LIMBOCHROMIS, 77
    Limbochromis cavalliensis = Chromidotitupia cavalliensis, 32
    Limbochromis robertsi, 79

  9. THE GENUS NANOCHROMIS, 82
    Nanochromis consortus, 83
    Nanochromis caudifasciatus = Parananochromis caudifasciatus, 113
    Nanochromis cavalliensis = Chromidotilapia cavalliensis, 32
    Nanochromis dimidiatus, 84
    Nanochromis gabonicus = Parananochromis gabonicus, 115
    Nanochromis longirostris = Parananochromis longirostris, 117
    Nanochromis minor, 87
    Nanochromis nudiceps, 88
    Nanochromis parilus, 90
    Nanochromis riomuniensis = Parananochromis sp. "Rio Muni", 119
    Nanochromis robertsi = Limbochromis robertsi, 79
    Nanochromis sp. "Bandundu", 94
    Nanochromis sp. "Genema", 95
    Nanochromis sp. "Kapou", 97
    Nanochrornis sp. "Kindu", 99
    Nanochrornis sp. "Kisangani", 100
    Nanochromis sp. "Zaïre", 102
    Nanochromis sp. "Zaïre-red", 105
    Nanochromis splendens, 108
    Nanochromis squamiceps, 108
    Nanochromis transvestitus, 109

  10. THE GENUS PARANANOCHROMIS, 112
    Parananochrornis caudifasciatus, 113
    Parananochromis gabonicus, 115
    Parananochromis longirostris, 117
    Parananochromis sp. "Rio Muni", 119
    Parananochromis sp. "Belinga", 120

  11. THE GENUS PELVICACHROMIS, 122
    Pelvicachromis humilis Colour-morph "Kenema", 123
    Pelvicachromis humilis Colour-morph "Kasewe", 126
    Pelvicachromis humilis Colour-morph "Liberia- Red", 129
    Pelvicachromis pulcher, 130
    Pelvicachromis pulcher "Ndonga", 138
    Pelvicachromis pulcher "Bouna", 139
    Pelvicachromis roloffi, 140
    Pelvicachromis subocellutus, 142
    Pelvicachromis sp. "Guinea", 145
    Pelvicachromis sp. aff. Pulcher, 146
    Pelvicachromis sp. aff. Subocellatus, 150
    Pelvicachromis taeniatus Colour- morph "Nigeria-Yellow", 154
    Pelvicachromis taeniatus Colour morph "Nigeria-Red", 158
    Pelvicachromis taeniatus Colour morph "Nigeria-Green", 160
    Pelvicachromis taeniatus Colour morph "Moliwe", 161
    Pelvicachromis taeniatus Colour morph "Muyuka" 163
    Pelvicachromis taeniatus Colour morph "Wouri", 164
    Pelvicachromis taeniatus Colour morph "Dehane", 166
    Pelvicachromis taeniatus Colour morph "Lokoundie", 167
    Pelvicachromis taeniatus Colour morph "Kienke", 169
    Pelvicachromis taeniatus Colour morph "Nange", 172
    Pelvicachromis taeniatus Colour morph "Lobe-Red", 174
    Pelvicachromis taeniatus Colour morph "Lobe", 175

  12. THE GENUS STEATOCRANUS, 177
    Steatocranus casuarius, 178
    Steatocranus gibbiceps, 180
    Steatocranus glaber, 180
    Steatocranus irvinei, 181
    Steatocranus rnpozoensis, 182
    Steatocranus rouxi, 183
    Steatocranus mbanguiensis, 184
    Steatocranus tinunti, 185

  13. THE GENUS TELEOGRAMMA, 186
    Teleogramma brichardi, 187
    Teleogramma depressum, 189
    Teleogramma gracile, 189
    Teleogramma monogramma, 190
    Thysia ansorgii/T. annectens = Thysochromis ansorgii/T. annectens, 191

  14. THE GENUS THYSOCHROMIS, 190
    Thysochromis ansorgii/Thysochromis annectens, 191

  15. THE GENUS TILAPIA, 194
    Tilapia busumana, 195
    Tilapia buttikoferi, 197
    Tilapia joka, 198

  16. PHOTO CREDITS, 199