Cynotilapia

Cynotilapia is a genus of haplochromine cichlids. All fishes in these genus form part of the mbuna flock, the rock-dwelling fishes of Lake Malawi, in the rift valley of East Africa. All species are polygamous, maternal, ovophile mouthbrooders and carry their fry in this fashion for about 20–30 days.

Cynotilapia
C. afra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Tribe:	Haplochromini
Genus:	Cynotilapia Regan, 1922
Type species
Hemichromis afer Günther, 1894
Synonyms
Microchromis Johnson, 1975

Species

There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus.^[1][2]

• Cynotilapia afra (Günther, 1894)
• Cynotilapia aurifrons (Tawil, 2011)
• Cynotilapia axelrodi W. E. Burgess, 1976
• Cynotilapia chilundu Li, Konings & Stauffer, 2016^[3]
• Cynotilapia zebroides (D. S. Johnson, 1975)