Species Profiles

Every Species Has A Story To Share

From familiar favourites to rare treasures, every species adds another page to the remarkable story of African cichlids.

Explore Mbuna, Peacocks, and Haps including newly revised genera like Chindongo.

Discover ancient, endemic lineages and updated classifications like Mastacembelus.

Review the evolutionary haplochromine flock and updated riverine records.

If you kept, bred, or traded African cichlids a quarter of a century ago, walking into a modern aquarium room can feel completely disorientating.