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Cynotilapia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Pseudocrenilabrinae

Higher classification
  
Cichlid

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Cichlidae

Scientific name
  
Cynotilapia

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

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Lower classifications
  
Cynotilapia afra, Cynotilapia pulpican, Cynotilapia axelrodi

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Cynotilapia is a genus of fishes from the family Cichlidae. 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.

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Species

There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:

  • Cynotilapia afra (Günther, 1894)
  • Cynotilapia aurifrons (Tawil, 2011)
  • Cynotilapia axelrodi W. E. Burgess, 1976
  • Cynotilapia zebroides (D. S. Johnson, 1975)

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    References

    Cynotilapia Wikipedia
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