Genus of fishes
Cyrtocara
Conservation status
Vulnerable
(IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Cichliformes
Family:
Cichlidae
Subfamily:
Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe:
Haplochromini
Genus:
Cyrtocara Boulenger, 1902
Species:
C. moorii
Binomial name
Cyrtocara moorii Boulenger, 1902
Cyrtocara moorii 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]
^ Konings, A. (2018). "Cyrtocara moorii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 : e.T60920A47222800. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60920A47222800.en . ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Cyrtocara moorii " in FishBase. February 2013 version.
^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 July 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (a-g)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 4 December 2018 .
Last Update: 2024-02-25T22:45:31Z
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...
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Last Update: 2022-10-19T17:26:26Z
Sciaenochromis Species: S. ahli Binomial name Sciaenochromis ahli (Trewavas, 1935) Synonyms Haplochromis ahli Trewavas, 1935 Cyrtocara ahli (Trewavas, 1935)...
Word Count : 323
Last Update: 2024-05-27T07:52:46Z
livingstonii Günther, 1894 Astatotilapia livingstonii (Günther, 1894) Cyrtocara livingstonii (Günther, 1894) Haplochromis livingstonii (Günther, 1894)...
Word Count : 559
Last Update: 2022-10-19T15:39:36Z
O. heterodon Binomial name Otopharynx heterodon (Trewavas, 1935) Synonyms Haplochromis heterodon Trewavas, 1935 Cyrtocara heterodon (Trewavas, 1935)...
Word Count : 85
Last Update: 2023-02-22T04:00:13Z
1935) Synonyms Haplochromis taeniolatus Trewavas, 1935 Cyrtocara taeniolata (Trewavas, 1935) Cyrtocara taeniolatus (Trewavas, 1935) Haplochromis cancellus...
Word Count : 387
Last Update: 2024-06-03T20:54:21Z
Cynotilapia Regan 1922 Cyphotilapia Regan 1920 Cyprichromis Scheuermann 1977 Cyrtocara Boulenger 1902 Danakilia Thys van den Audenaerde 1969 Dicrossus Steindachner...
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Last Update: 2023-03-24T17:27:04Z
Haplochromis polystigma Regan, 1922 Cyrtocara polystigma (Regan, 1922) Haplochromis maculimanus Regan, 1922 Cyrtocara maculimanus (Regan, 1922) Nimbochromis...
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Last Update: 2024-04-22T08:55:27Z
fenestratus Binomial name Protomelas fenestratus (Trewavas, 1935) Synonyms Haplochromis fenestratus Trewavas, 1935 Cyrtocara fenestratus (Trewavas, 1935)...
Word Count : 184
Last Update: 2024-02-05T17:39:44Z
Trewavas, 1935 Chilotilapia euchilus (Trewavas, 1935) Cyrtocara euchila (Trewavas, 1935) Cyrtocara euchilus (Trewavas, 1935) Pseudohaplochromis euchilus...
Word Count : 155
Last Update: 2023-12-20T14:12:01Z
rhoadesii (Boulenger, 1908) Synonyms Paratilapia rhoadesii Boulenger, 1908 Cyrtocara rhoadesii (Boulenger, 1908) Haplochromis rhoadesii (Boulenger, 1908)...
Word Count : 213
Last Update: 2023-03-24T17:27:12Z
Nimbochromis venustus (Boulenger, 1908) Synonyms Haplochromis venustus Boulenger, 1908 Cyrtocara venusta (Boulenger, 1908) Haplochromis simulans Regan, 1922...
Word Count : 209
Last Update: 2024-02-13T20:22:10Z
Trematocranus Species: T. placodon Binomial name Trematocranus placodon (Regan, 1922) Synonyms Haplochromis placodon Regan, 1922 Cyrtocara placodon (Regan, 1922)...
Word Count : 328
Last Update: 2024-05-25T07:57:27Z
fuscotaeniatus (Regan, 1922) Synonyms Haplochromis fuscotaeniatus Regan, 1922 Cyrtocara fuscotaeniatus (Regan, 1922) Cyrtocara fuscotaeniata (Regan, 1922)...
Word Count : 137
Last Update: 2023-12-31T10:55:31Z
1935) Synonyms Haplochromis nitidus Trewavas, 1935 Cyrtocara nitida (Trewavas, 1935) Cyrtocara nitidus (Trewavas, 1935) Otopharynx nitidus (Trewavas...
Word Count : 70
Last Update: 2024-06-16T03:47:08Z
(Boulenger, 1908) Synonyms Paratilapia compressiceps Boulenger, 1908 Cyrtocara compressiceps (Boulenger, 1908) Haplochromis compressiceps (Boulenger...
Word Count : 699
Last Update: 2024-06-16T05:47:26Z
Copadichromis borleyi 14 cm (5.5 in) Blue dolphin cichlid, lumphead cichlid Cyrtocara moorii 25 cm (9.8 in) Afra cichlid, dogtooth cichild Cynotilapia afra...
Word Count : 1288
Last Update: 2021-11-13T01:30:18Z
Stigmatochromis Species: S. woodi Binomial name Stigmatochromis woodi (Regan, 1922) Synonyms Haplochromis woodi Regan, 1922 Cyrtocara woodi (Regan, 1922)...
Word Count : 186
Last Update: 2024-04-15T13:29:40Z
rostratus (Boulenger, 1899) Synonyms Tilapia rostrata Boulenger, 1899 Cyrtocara rostrata (Boulenger, 1899) Haplochromis rostratus (Boulenger, 1899) Haplochromis...
Word Count : 146
Last Update: 2024-05-29T08:42:22Z
Hemitaeniochromis urotaenia (Regan, 1922) Synonyms Haplochromis urotaenia Regan, 1922 Cyrtocara urotaenia (Regan, 1922) Protomelas urotaenia (Regan, 1922)...
Word Count : 195
Last Update: 2022-10-11T20:40:19Z
1935) Synonyms Haplochromis marginatus Trewavas, 1935 Cyrtocara marginata (Trewavas, 1935) Cyrtocara marginata marginata (Trewavas, 1935) Protomelas marginatus...
Word Count : 86
Last Update: 2021-11-16T03:19:58Z
Species: T. labifer Binomial name Trematocranus labifer (Trewavas, 1935) Synonyms Haplochromis labifer Trewavas, 1935 Cyrtocara labifer (Trewavas, 1935)...
Word Count : 88
Last Update: 2021-11-15T21:02:20Z
Species: C. cyaneus Binomial name Copadichromis cyaneus (Trewavas, 1935) Synonyms Haplochromis cyaneus Trewavas, 1935 Cyrtocara cyanea (Trewavas, 1935)...
Word Count : 75
Last Update: 2024-01-23T05:48:01Z
Axelrod, 1973) Synonyms Haplochromis anaphyrmus Burgess & Axelrod, 1973 Cyrtocara anaphyrmus (Burgess & Axelrod, 1973) Maravichromis anaphyrmus (Burgess...
Word Count : 99
Last Update: 2023-05-25T02:02:41Z
Binomial name Stigmatochromis pholidophorus (Trewavas, 1935) Synonyms Haplochromis pholidophorus Trewavas, 1935 Cyrtocara pholidophorus (Trewavas, 1935)...
Word Count : 90
Last Update: 2024-03-18T07:23:46Z
nototaenia (Boulenger, 1902) Synonyms Paratilapia nototaenia Boulenger, 1902 Cyrtocara nototaenia (Boulenger, 1902) Haplochromis nototaenia (Boulenger, 1902)...
Word Count : 110
Last Update: 2023-12-31T10:05:55Z
1922) Synonyms Haplochromis spilorhynchus Regan, 1922 Cyrtocara spilorhyncha (Regan, 1922) Cyrtocara spilorhynchus (Regan, 1922) Haplochromis longipes Regan...
Word Count : 77
Last Update: 2021-11-16T16:23:02Z
1908) Synonyms Paratilapia chrysonota Boulenger, 1908 Cyrtocara chrysonota (Boulenger, 1908) Cyrtocara chrysonotus (Boulenger, 1908) Haplochromis chrysonotus...
Word Count : 75
Last Update: 2021-08-05T13:31:49Z
Comics, a former American comic book publisher Blue dolphin cichlid (Cyrtocara moorii), a fish endemic to Lake Malawi in east Africa Blue Dolphin and...
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