Xenotilapia spiloptera

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| status = DD

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Bigirimana, C. |date=2006 |title=Xenotilapia spiloptera |volume=2006 |page=e.T60711A12396736 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60711A12396736.en |access-date=15 November 2021}}

| taxon = Xenotilapia spiloptera

| authority = Poll & D. J. Stewart, 1975

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Xenotilapia spiloptera is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it prefers areas with sandy substrates. This species can reach a length of {{convert|9.6|cm|in}} TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.{{FishBase |genus= Xenotilapia|species= spiloptera| month = April | year = 2013}}