Cynotilapia is a genus of haplochromine cichlids. All fishes in these genus form part of the mbuna flock, the rock-dwelling fishes of Lake Malawi, in the rift valley of East Africa. All species are polygamous, maternal, ovophile mouthbrooders and carry their fry in this fashion for about 20–30 days.
| Cynotilapia | |
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| C. afra | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Haplochromini |
| Genus: | Cynotilapia Regan, 1922 |
| Type species | |
| Hemichromis afer Günther, 1894
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| Synonyms | |
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Microchromis Johnson, 1975 | |
Species edit
There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus.[1][2]
- Cynotilapia afra (Günther, 1894)
- Cynotilapia aurifrons (Tawil, 2011)
- Cynotilapia axelrodi W. E. Burgess, 1976
- Cynotilapia chilundu Li, Konings & Stauffer, 2016[3]
- Cynotilapia zebroides (D. S. Johnson, 1975)
References edit
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). Species of Cynotilapia in FishBase. April 2024 version.
- ^ Konings, Adrianus F. (2016). Malaŵi Cichlids in their natural habitat (5th ed.). Cichlid Press. p. 447. ISBN 978-1-932892-23-9.
- ^ Li, Shan; Konings, Adrianus F.; Stauffer Jr., Jay Richard (September 2016). "A Revision of the Pseudotropheus elongatus species group (Teleostei: Cichlidae) With Description of a New Genus and Seven New Species". Zootaxa. 15 (4168(2)): 353–381. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4168.2.9. PMID 27701342. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
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