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Cyrtocara moorii
Sign in to saveCyrtocara moorii, commonly known as the hump-head, is a species of haplochromine cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi in east Africa where they prefer areas with sandy substrates. It can grow to a length of TL. The species is popular among aquarium keepers where it is known as the hump-head cichlid, blue dolphin cichlid, Malawi dolphin or simply as moorii. It is currently the only known member of its genus. The specific name honours the English cytologist and biologist John Edmund Sharrock Moore (1870-1947).
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VulnerableSPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyCichlidae
二名法 Cyrtocara mooriiBoulenger, 1902 穆爾氏隆背麗鯛（学名：Cyrtocara moorii）為輻鰭魚綱鱸形目隆頭魚亞目慈鯛科的其中一種，分布於非洲馬拉威湖流域，體長可達20公分，棲息在沙底質淺水域，生活習性不明，可做為觀賞魚。 參考文獻 Froese, Rainer & Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Cyrtocara moorii in FishBase. 2013年1月版本
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- Hump-head
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- Cyrtocara moorii
- endemic to
- Lake Malawi
- IUCN conservation status
- Vulnerable
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- Cyrtocara moorii
- short name
- C. moorii
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Cyrtocara moorii, commonly known as the hump-head, is a species of haplochromine cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi in east Africa where they prefer areas with sandy substrates. It can grow to a length of TL. The species is popular among aquarium keepers where it is known as the hump-head cichlid, blue dolphin cichlid, Malawi dolphin or simply as moorii. It is currently the only known member of its genus. The specific name honours the English cytologist and biologist John Edmund Sharrock Moore (1870-1947).
==Description== They are varying shades of blue, ranging from turquoise to a silvery-blue, and grow a distinctive hump on their forehead. The male is usually brighter blue than the female.
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