Featherfin cichlid

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]

Featherfin cichlid

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe: Ectodini
Genus: Cyathopharynx
Regan, 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)

References
  1. Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Cyathopharynx furcifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60485A12362791. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60485A12362791.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Cyathopharynx furcifer" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. 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


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