Featherfin cichlid

The featherfin cichlid is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family.

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The Featherfin cichlid lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater, pH range: 8.0 - 9.0, dH range: 9 - 19 environment.

The featherfin cichlid (Cyathopharynx furcifer) is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. More

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are known as the featherfin cichlid, because of their long ventral fins. The males have shining blue and yellow coloured bodies with yellow tips on their ventral fins, whereas the females are silver & without long ventral fins. More

Common names

Blå kratercichlide in Danish (dansk)
Cyathopharynx furcifer in Polish (polski)
Featherfin cichlid in English
Großer Fadenmaulbrüter in German (Deutsch)
Metallisulkahautoja in Finnish (suomen kieli)
叉杯咽丽鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
叉杯咽麗魚 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Perciformes
Family : Cichlidae
Genus : Cyathopharynx
Species : Cyathopharynx furcifer
Authority : Boulenger, 1898