Cyphotilapia gibberosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Cyphotilapia
Species:
C. gibberosa
Binomial name
Cyphotilapia gibberosa
T. Takahashi & Nakaya, 2003[1]

Cyphotilapia gibberosa is a species of fish in the cichlid family, one of two species in the genus Cyphotilapia. Native to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa, it was described in 2003 nearly 100 years after its congener, C. frontosa.[2] This species is a maternal mouth brooder.[3]

Distribution

Cyphotilapia gibberosa is endemic to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa like C. frontosa.[4] It is found in the southern half of this lake, whereas C. frontosa inhabits the northern half. The type specimen of C. gibberosa was caught at a depth of 34 m (112 ft) and large schools occur at 30–40 m (98–131 ft) or deeper.[4]

References

  1. ITIS.gov
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Cyphotilapia in FishBase. April 2017 version.
  3. Cichlid-forum.com
  4. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Cyphotilapia gibberosa" in FishBase. April 2017 version.
  • Maréchal, C. and M. Poll, 1991. Boulengerochromis.. p. 27-28. In: J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4.


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