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).

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Cyrtocara moorii in languages:

English
Blue Dolphin Cichlid
English
Lumphead Cichlid

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Cyrtocara moorii
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Cyrtocara moorii
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Cyrtocara moorii
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Cyrtocara moorii
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