Featherfin cichlid (original) (raw)
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Species of fish
| Featherfin cichlid | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Tribe: | Ectodini |
| Genus: | CyathopharynxRegan, 1906 |
| Species: | C. furcifer |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyathopharynx furcifer(Boulenger, 1898) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Paratilapia furcifer Boulenger, 1898 Cyathopharynx furcifera (Boulenger, 1898) Tilapia grandoculis Boulenger, 1899 Cyathopharynx grandoculis (Boulenger, 1899) Ectodus foae Vaillant, 1899 Ophthalmotilapia foae (Vaillant, 1899) |
The featherfin cichlid (Cyathopharynx furcifer) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is found off rocky slopes. It feeds on plankton. This fish can reach a length of 21 centimetres (8.3 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. This is currently the only species recognized in the genus by FishBase,[2] but genetics and morphology suggest there are two valid species.[3] The second is frequently called C. foae in the aquarium trade, but a review of the type specimen is needed to clarify if this is the correct name.[3]
- ^ Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Cyathopharynx furcifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60485A12362791. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60485A12362791.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cyathopharynx furcifer". FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ a b Takahashi, T., and H. Hori (2012). Genetic and Morphological Evidence Implies Existence of Two Sympatric Species in Cyathopharynx furcifer (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika International Journal of Evolutionary Biology Volume 2012: Article ID 980879. doi:10.1155/2012/980879