Biology:Cyrtocara
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Tribe: | Haplochromini |
| Genus: | Cyrtocara Boulenger, 1902 |
| Species: | C. moori
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| Cyrtocara moori Boulenger, 1902
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Cyrtocara moorii, commonly known as the hump-head, is a species of haplochromine cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi in east Africa where they prefer areas with sandy substrates. It can grow to a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) TL. The species is popular among aquarium keepers where it is known as the hump-head cichlid, blue dolphin cichlid, Malawi dolphin or simply as moorii. It is currently the only known member of its genus.[2] The specific name honours the English cytologist and biologist John Edmund Sharrock Moore (1870-1947).[3]
Description
They are varying shades of blue, ranging from turquoise to a silvery-blue, and grow a distinctive hump on their forehead. The male is usually brighter blue than the female.[4]
Aquarium care
The Malawi dolphin is best kept at temperatures of 75–78 °F. It is relatively tame except when it is spawning.
The minimum aquarium size should be 48 gallons but increased as the fish grows larger.[4]
See also
- List of freshwater aquarium fish species
References
- ↑ Konings, A. (2018). "Cyrtocara moorii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T60920A47222800. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60920A47222800.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60920/47222800.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Cyrtocara moorii" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ↑ "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (a-g)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 July 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/cichlidae2/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Blue Dolphin Cichlid Care and Breeding | The Aquarium Club" (in en-US). http://theaquarium.club/blue-dolphin-cichlid/.
Wikidata ☰ Q851053 entry
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