FB-2323 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2323 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cichliformes Cichlidae Cynotilapia Cynotilapia afra (Günther, 1894) Red top afra White top afra Sinikoiratilapia Blue 14 Chalunda Chalunda mutuwa Chiheni Mbuna Utaka 犬齒非鯽 犬齿非鲫 Hemichromis afer Günther, 1894 Paratilapia afra (Günther, 1894) 1991-02-28 2018-02-05 Konings, A.0 Malawi cichlids in their natural habitat. Verduijn Cichlids, Holland & Lake Fish Movies, West Germany. 303 p. (Ref. 269) Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl0 Aquarien atlas. Band 2. Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde GmbH, Melle, Germany. 1216 p. (Ref. 2060) Konings, A.0 Ad Konings's book of cichlids and all the other fishes of Lake Malawi. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. 495 p. (Ref. 5595) Maréchal, C.0 Cynotilapia. p. 67-68. 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. (Ref. 5622) Ribbink, A.J., B.A. Marsh, A.C. Marsh, A.C. Ribbink and B.J. Sharp0 A preliminary survey of the cichlid fishes of rocky habitats in Lake Malawi. S. Afr. J. Zool. 18(3):147-310. (Ref. 6256) Anonymous0 Fish registrations within the museum database of the Vertebrate Section of the Royal Museum for Central Africa. MRAC, Tervuren, Belgium. (Ref. 12818) Wu, H.L., K.-T. Shao and C.F. Lai (eds.)0 Latin-Chinese dictionary of fishes names. The Sueichan Press, Taiwan. 1028 p. (Ref. 31517) Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the Natural History Museum, London (formerly British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)). Natural History Museum, London (formerly British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)). (Ref. 31982) Nsiku, E.0 Changes in the fisheries of Lake Malawi, 1976-1996: ecosystem-based analysis. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. 217 p. M.Sc. thesis. (Ref. 33486) Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. (Ref. 36670) Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution). Smithsonian Institution-Division of Fishes. (Ref. 38732) Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen. Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen. (Ref. 40919) Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the American Museum of Natural History. American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West , NY 10024-5192, USA. (Ref. 41414) Coleman, R.0 Cichlid egg size data. Cichlid Research homepage. (http://www.cichlidresearch.com/) (Ref. 42048) Anonymous0 Fish collection of the Royal Ontario Museum. Royal Ontario Museum. (Ref. 47438) Varjo, M., L. Koli and H. Dahlström0 Kalannimiluettelo (versio 10/03). Suomen Biologian Seura Vanamo Ry. (Ref. 51086) Ambali, A., H. Kabwazi, L. Malekano, G. Mwale, D. Chimwaza, J. Ingainga, N. Makimoto, S. Nakayama, M. Yuma and Y. Kada0 Relationship between local and scientific names of fishes in Lake Malawi/Nyasa. Afr. Stud. Monogr. (22)3:123-154. (Ref. 53836) Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences0 Chinese aquatic germplasm resources database. http://zzzy.fishinfo.cn (Ref. 58108) Tawil, P.0 Description of a new cichlid species from Lake Malawi, with reexamination of <i>Cynotilapia afra</i> (Günther, 1893) and <i>Microchromis zebroides</i> Johnson, 1975. Cybium 35(3):201-211. (Ref. 88848) FB-GeneralDescr-2323 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-02-28 00:00:00 2018-02-05 18:16:32 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2323 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle Found common in the upper part of the rocky biotope which is usually sediment-free (Ref. 5595). Males which are territorial mainly feed from the biocover on the rocks close to their homestead while others which are more gregarious feed on plankton (Ref. 5595). Maréchal, C. 1991 Cynotilapia. p. 67-68. 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. (Ref. 5622) FB-DiagnosticDescr-2323 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2012-05-14 00:00:00 2018-02-05 18:14:13 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2323 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Diagnosis: Body moderately elongated and of medium depth (Ref. 88848). Dorsal profile of body rounded; fronted profile straight; jaws isognathous; due to evisceration, body depth likely to be altered (Ref. 88848). Caudal peduncle lowering caudad, narrower point near the base of caudal fin (Ref. 88848).Description: Teeth of outer jaw rows regularly spaced, large and caniniform, decreasing abruptly from symphysis to corner of lower jaw, more progressively on upper jaw; on lower jaw, two teeth on each side of the symphysis distinctly larger than other teeth; teeth in posterior rows clearly smaller and spaced (Ref. 88848).Colouration: Body uniform, more or less dark brown, a spot on the end of the opercle and all the fins deep black (Ref. 52184, 88848). Tawil, P. 2011 Description of a new cichlid species from Lake Malawi, with reexamination of <i>Cynotilapia afra</i> (Günther, 1893) and <i>Microchromis zebroides</i> Johnson, 1975. Cybium 35(3):201-211. (Ref. 88848) FB-Morphology-2323 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2012-05-14 00:00:00 2018-02-05 18:14:13 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2323 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Dorsal spines (total): 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 6 - 7 Tawil, P. 2011 Description of a new cichlid species from Lake Malawi, with reexamination of <i>Cynotilapia afra</i> (Günther, 1893) and <i>Microchromis zebroides</i> Johnson, 1975. Cybium 35(3):201-211. (Ref. 88848) FB-Distribution-2323 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-02-28 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2323 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Africa: Lake Malawi, indigenous to the central and northern parts of the Lake (Ref. 5622). Maréchal, C. 1991 Cynotilapia. p. 67-68. 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. (Ref. 5622) FB-Uses-2323 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-02-28 00:00:00 2018-02-05 18:16:32 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2323 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution aquarium: commercial Konings, A. 1990 Ad Konings's book of cichlids and all the other fishes of Lake Malawi. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. 495 p. (Ref. 5595) FB-LifeCycle-2323 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Monika Heskamp 1991-02-28 00:00:00 2018-02-05 18:16:32 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=2323&StockCode=2518 Sexual maturity is reached at 6-8 months. Female mouth brooder. Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl 1985 Aquarien atlas. Band 2. Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde GmbH, Melle, Germany. 1216 p. (Ref. 2060) FB-TrophicStrategy-2323 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Grace Tolentino Pablico 2005-07-01 00:00:00 2005-07-01 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public afra http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Found common in the upper part of the rocky biotope which is usually sediment-free. Males which are territorial mainly feed from the biocover on the rocks close to their homestead while others which are more gregarious feed on plankton (Ref. 5595). Konings, A. 1990 Ad Konings's book of cichlids and all the other fishes of Lake Malawi. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. 495 p. (Ref. 5595) FB-Size-2323 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-02-28 00:00:00 2018-02-05 18:16:32 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2323 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 10.1 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 5622)) Maréchal, C. 1991 Cynotilapia. p. 67-68. 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. (Ref. 5622) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-2323 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-02-28 00:00:00 2018-02-05 18:16:32 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2323 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 8.0 - 8.5; dH range: 15; depth range 3 - 30 m