Cyphotilapia

Cyphotilapia is a small genus of African cichlids endemic to Lake Tanganyika, with C. frontosa being roughly confined to the northern half of the lake and C. gibberosa roughly to the southern half.^[1] They have a distinctly banded pattern, bulbous foreheads when mature and can reach up to 33 cm (1.1 feet) in length.^[1][2]

Cyphotilapia
Humphead cichlid (C. frontosa)
Cyphotilapia gibberosa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Subfamily:	Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe:	Cyphotilapini Takahashi, 2003
Genus:	Cyphotilapia Regan, 1920
Type species
Paratilapia frontosa Boulenger, 1906

These are a mouth-brooding cichlid with a rather small batch of fry each spawn. The mother will hold the fry in her mouth for about 3–4 weeks before finally releasing about 30-70 fry. These are slow-growing fish, which take up to 6 years to reach sexual maturity. They can live for up to 25 years.^{[citation needed]}

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:^[2]

• Cyphotilapia frontosa (Boulenger, 1906) (Humphead cichlid)
• Cyphotilapia gibberosa T. Takahashi & Nakaya, 2003