Cyphotilapia gibberosa

Cyphotilapia gibberosa

''Cyphotilapia gibberosa'' is a species of fish in the cichlid family, one of two species in the genus ''Cyphotilapia''. Native to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa, it was described in 2003 nearly 100 years after its congener, ''C. frontosa''. This species is a maternal mouth brooder.
Cyphotilapia gibberosa Dive in TODI https://www.todi.be/nl/ I at first confused it with a juvenile of C. frontosa but it is a smaller fish with similar colors but smaller bump in the head. https://www.fishipedia.fr/fr/poissons/cyphotilapia-gibberosa Belgium,Cyphotilapia gibberosa,Geotagged,Summer

Distribution

''Cyphotilapia gibberosa'' is endemic to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa like ''C. frontosa''. It is found in the southern half of this lake, whereas ''C. frontosa'' inhabits the northern half. The type specimen of ''C. gibberosa'' was caught at a depth of 34 m and large schools occur at 30–40 m or deeper.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderCichliformes
FamilyCichlidae
GenusCyphotilapia
SpeciesC. gibberosa
Photographed in
Belgium