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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Cyathopharynx: Greek, kyathos = cup + Greek, pharyngx = pharynx (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Οικολογία
; Γλυκού νερού βενθοπελαγικό; pH range: 8.0 - 9.0; dH range: 9 - 19. Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060); 3°S - 10°S
Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is widely distributed.
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 5620)
Adults are gregarious, drifting plankton picker which occur off rocky slopes (Ref. 6770). Females brood their young in the mouth (Ref. 86760).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες
Eggs from the cleavage phase and larvae of up to 1.69 cm TL are mouthbrooded by female parents ranging from 11.3 to 12.2 cm SL (Ref. 86760).
Maréchal, C. and M. Poll, 1991. Cyathopharynx. p. 64-65. 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. 5620)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
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