Cyphotilapia gibberosa

Cyphotilapia gibberosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Subfamily:	Pseudocrenilabrinae
Genus:	Cyphotilapia
Species:	C. gibberosa
Binomial name
Cyphotilapia gibberosa T. Takahashi & Nakaya, 2003[1]

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

Distribution

Cyphotilapia gibberosa is endemic to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa like C. frontosa. It is found in the southern half of this lake, whereas C. frontosa inhabits the northern half. C. gibberosa is known to live at a depth of around 34 m.^[4]

References

1. ITIS.gov
2. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Cyphotilapia in FishBase. February 2013 version.
3. Cichlid-forum.com
4. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Cyphotilapia in FishBase. February 2013 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.