Cyrtocara moorii: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Cyrtocara
- Species
- Cyrtocara moorii
- Scientific Name
- Cyrtocara moorii
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Cyrtocara
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. The specific name honours the English cytologist and biologist John Edmund Sharrock Moore (1870-1947).
...Cyrtocara moorii in languages:
- English
- Blue Dolphin Cichlid
- English
- Lumphead Cichlid
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