Cyathopharynx furcifer (Boulenger, 1898)
Featherfin cichlid
photo by Melandri, G.

Family:  Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Max. size:  21 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 8 - 9; dH range: 9 - 19
Distribution:  Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is widely distributed.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Adults are gregarious, drifting plankton picker which occur off rocky slopes (Ref. 6770). Females brood their young in the mouth (Ref. 86760).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 31 January 2006 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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