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| Scientific Name | Cyathopharynx furcifer (Boulenger, 1898) |
| Common Name | Featherfin Cichlid |
| Type Locality | Kinyamkolo, Lake Tanganyika. |
| Synonym(s) | Cyathopharynx fucifer, Cyathopharynx furcifera, Cyathopharynx grandoculis, Ectodus foae, Ectodus foai, Ophthalmotilapia foae, Paratilapia furcifer, Tilapia grandoculis |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 210mm or 8.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is widely distributed. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2006. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1898 (pt 3), pp 495 |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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 | Look up C. furcifer on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up C. furcifer on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.42.568.3486 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:42 (species record created: 2011 Apr 16 23:51) |