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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Genus: Lethrinops

(See list of species below)


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24 species (see list below)

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Africa
Max. Length 16.5 cm TL
 
Lethrinops albus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 15.8 cm TL
 
Lethrinops altus
[]

Photo by Musschoot, T.

Africa
Max. Length 19 cm TL
Lethrinops argenteus Ahl, 1926

Photo by Musschoot, T.
 
Lethrinops argenteus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 14 cm TL
 
Lethrinops auritus
[Golden sand-eater]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 18.3 cm TL
 
Lethrinops christyi
[]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

Africa
Max. Length 19.5 cm TL
Lethrinops furcifer Trewavas, 1931

Photo by Dubosc, J.
 
Lethrinops furcifer
[Greenface sandsifter]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 14.4 cm SL
 
Lethrinops gossei
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Lethrinops leptodon
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Lethrinops lethrinus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 15.3 cm SL
 
Lethrinops longimanus
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No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 16 cm SL
 
Lethrinops longipinnis
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No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 18.6 cm TL
 
Lethrinops lunaris
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Lethrinops macracanthus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 13 cm TL
 
Lethrinops macrochir
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 12 cm SL
 
Lethrinops macrophthalmus
[]

Photo by Nørby, F.

Africa
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Lethrinops marginatus Ahl, 1926

Photo by Nørby, F.
 
Lethrinops marginatus
[Lethrinops rounded head]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 11.5 cm TL
 
Lethrinops micrentodon
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No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 13.1 cm SL
 
Lethrinops microdon
[]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

Africa
Max. Length 14.5 cm TL
Lethrinops microstoma Trewavas, 1931

Photo by Dubosc, J.
 
Lethrinops microstoma
[Littletooth sandeater]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 20.2 cm SL
 
Lethrinops mylodon
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 13.5 cm TL
 
Lethrinops oculatus
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No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 14 cm SL
 
Lethrinops parvidens
[Lethrinops red flush]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 13 cm SL
 
Lethrinops stridei
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 9.4 cm SL
 
Lethrinops turneri
[]
24 Species of Family Cichlidae with Genus Lethrinops
(Cichlids)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1922 Lethrinops albus Africa 16.5 TL
1931 Lethrinops altus Africa 15.8 TL
1926 Lethrinops argenteus Africa 19 TL
1922 Lethrinops auritus Golden sand-eater Africa 14 TL
1931 Lethrinops christyi Africa 18.3 TL
1931 Lethrinops furcifer Greenface sandsifter Africa 19.5 TL
1973 Lethrinops gossei Africa 14.4 SL
1922 Lethrinops leptodon Africa 20 TL
1894 Lethrinops lethrinus Africa 20 TL
1931 Lethrinops longimanus Africa 15.3 SL
1978 Lethrinops longipinnis Africa 16 SL
1931 Lethrinops lunaris Africa 18.6 TL
1931 Lethrinops macracanthus Africa 20 TL
1922 Lethrinops macrochir Africa 13 TL
1908 Lethrinops macrophthalmus Africa 12 SL
1926 Lethrinops marginatus Lethrinops rounded head Africa 11 SL
1922 Lethrinops micrentodon Africa 11.5 TL
1977 Lethrinops microdon Africa 13.1 SL
1931 Lethrinops microstoma Littletooth sandeater Africa 14.5 TL
1979 Lethrinops mylodon Africa 20.2 SL
1931 Lethrinops oculatus Africa 13.5 TL
1931 Lethrinops parvidens Lethrinops red flush Africa 14 SL
1977 Lethrinops stridei Africa 13 SL
2003 Lethrinops turneri Africa 9.4 SL



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