Cynotilapia
Genus of fishes
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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  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Haplochromini |
| Genus: | Cynotilapia Regan, 1922 |
| Type species | |
| Hemichromis afer Günther, 1894 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Microchromis Johnson, 1975 | |
Species
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)