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Featherfin cichlid
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Subfamily:	Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe:	Ectodini
Genus:	Cyathopharynx Regan, 1906
Species:	C. furcifer
Binomial name
Cyathopharynx furcifer (Boulenger, 1898)
Synonyms
Paratilapia furcifer Boulenger, 1898 Cyathopharynx furcifera (Boulenger, 1898) Tilapia grandoculis Boulenger, 1899 Cyathopharynx grandoculis (Boulenger, 1899) Ectodus foae Vaillant, 1899 Ophthalmotilapia foae (Vaillant, 1899)

The featherfin cichlid (Cyathopharynx furcifer) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is found off rocky slopes. It feeds on plankton. This fish can reach a length of 21 centimetres (8.3 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. This is currently the only species recognized in the genus by FishBase, but genetics and morphology suggest there are two valid species. The second is frequently called C. foae in the aquarium trade, but a review of the type specimen is needed to clarify if this is the correct name.

References

1. Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Cyathopharynx furcifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60485A12362791. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60485A12362791.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cyathopharynx furcifer". FishBase. February 2013 version.
3. ^ Takahashi, T., and H. Hori (2012). Genetic and Morphological Evidence Implies Existence of Two Sympatric Species in Cyathopharynx furcifer (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika International Journal of Evolutionary Biology Volume 2012: Article ID 980879. doi:10.1155/2012/980879

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