Valid name:    Haplochromis chromogynos

Synonym:        Paralabidochromis chromogynos

Common name:    NA

Location:    Lake Victoria

Adult male size:    4 1/2 inches (11 cm)

Diet:   insectivore

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Haplochromis (Paralabidochromis) chromogynos:  As you can see, both the male and the female are a piebald (blotched colored) cichlid.   This varient is from Zue Island off the coast of Tanzania in Lake Victoria.  Mine tend to flair their fins in a standoff but never seem to bite, liplock or cause any harm what-so-ever.

Below left is the dominant male:

Above is one of the females.  Note the difference in the anal fins.

Above left is a juvenile female and above right is the juvenile male.

 The fry I purchased are shown above.

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other sites:

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/para_chromogynos.php  

http://www.bigskycichlids.com/Pchromogynosx.htm  

http://www.cichlidae.info/gallery/species.php?s=913  

http://www.cichlidforum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1577  

http://www.ciklidbladet.se/artregister/artreg_visa.asp?ID=1393  

http://www.cichlidae.free.fr/articles.php?lng=fr&pg=30  

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6712