Cyphotilapia gibberosa
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]
| Cyphotilapia gibberosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Cyphotilapia |
| Species: | C. gibberosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyphotilapia gibberosa T. Takahashi & Nakaya, 2003[1] | |
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
- ITIS.gov
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Cyphotilapia in FishBase. April 2017 version.
- Cichlid-forum.com
- Froese, Rainer and 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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