Xenotilapia melanogenys

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| image = Xenotilapia melanogenys.jpg

| status = DD

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Bigirimana, C. |date=2006 |title=Xenotilapia melanogenys |volume=2006 |page=e.T60490A12364114 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60490A12364114.en |access-date=15 November 2021}}

| taxon = Xenotilapia melanogenys

| authority = (Boulenger, 1898)

| synonyms =

• Ectodus melanogenys Boulenger, 1898
• Enantiopus melanogenys (Boulenger, 1898)
• Ectodus longianalis Boulenger, 1899
• Enantiopus longianalis (Boulenger, 1899)

}}

Xenotilapia melanogenys is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This species can reach a length of {{convert|15|cm|in}} TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.{{FishBase |genus= Xenotilapia|species= melanogenys| month = April | year = 2013}}