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Tropheus Ilangi<br><font color=red>T. moorii x T. sp. 'red'</font>

Tribe / Genus:

Tropheini / Tropheus

Special notes:

This geographic variant, known as Ilangi Moorii, which was found together with the Chilanga variant of T. sp. 'red' in Kasaba Bay, is often classified as Tropheus moorii due to its yellowish body coloration. However, DNA analyses have shown that it is either part of T. sp. 'red' (Salzburger 2006) or, more likely, a hybrid between Tropheus moorii (Nangu variant) and T. sp. 'red' (Chilanga variant).
Ad Konings wrote in his book (2015) that this form might no longer exist in the lake. Fortunately, this appears not to be the case, as Evert van Ammelrooy has recently managed to locate and photograph T. “Ilangi” in the lake. It seems that the survival of this form has also been aided by the fact that the area is now part of Sumbu National Park, where fishing is prohibited.