Xenotilapia boulengeri

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Actinopterygii

Order:Cichliformes

Family:Cichlidae

Xenotilapia boulengeri
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Xenotilapia
Species:	X. boulengeri
Binomial name
Xenotilapia boulengeri (Poll, 1942)
Synonyms
Enantiopus boulengeri Poll, 1942 Parectodus lestradei Poll, 1942 Xenotilapia lestradei (Poll, 1942) Xenotilapia materfamilias Poll, 1943 Xenotilapia mater-familias Poll, 1943

Xenotilapia boulengeri is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it occurs in schools in areas with sandy substrates. Its diet consists of small shrimps and copepods. This species can reach a length of 15.3 centimetres (6.0 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[2] The specific name honours the Belgian-British zoologist George Albert Boulenger (1858-1937), in recognition of his world on the fishes of Lake Tanganyika.^[3]