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Chalinochromis cyanophleps "Fulwe Rocks"

Fulwe Rocks — FOO-lweh ROKS (approx.)

The fish

How this cichlid is built, and everything about how it lives, eats and breeds, is shared with the species — this page doesn't repeat it.

Read the full the base species account →

Specific to Fulwe Rocks

  • Collection locality & coordinates
  • Local coloration — best judged from the living-fish photo
  • Kept as a single-provenance line, never crossed with other collection points

Care facts below are the species' — shared with the base species.

IUCNNOT EVALUATED
NEnot on the EX–LC scale
CARESNOT LISTED
Scientific size5.1 in12.9 cm standard length
Temperature75–81 °F24–27 °C
pH8.6–9.3alkaline
Depth20–148 ft6–45 m
DietPicks invertebrates & biocover from rocks
BreedingBiparental substrate (cave/crevice) spawner~30–100 eggs (genus-typical; not precisely documented)
Sexual dimorphismMinimalNo colour difference between sexes; males average only ~10–15% larger, so the sexes are not reliably distinguishable externally
PhotographsSee photosGoogle Images →

The Fulwe Rocks population

Chalinochromis cyanophleps "Fulwe Rocks" is the Fulwe Rocks population of Chalinochromis cyanophleps, a geographic colour form from the Tanzania coast of Lake Tanganyika in the southern part of the lake. It is the same species as Chalinochromis cyanophleps, distinguished by its collection locality and local coloration; aquarists keep and breed it as a discrete, provenance-labelled line.

Colour reference: living Fulwe Rocks fish at tanganyika.si →

Sources

  1. tanganyika.si — Chalinochromis cyanophleps "Fulwe Rocks"
  2. Kullander, Karlsson, Karlsson & Norén (2014). Chalinochromis cyanophleps, a new species of cichlid fish from Lake Tanganyika. Zootaxa 3790(3):425–438
  3. Original description treatment (full text: diagnosis, etymology, habitat, COI barcode) — GBIF/Plazi
  4. Chalinochromis cyanophleps — FishBase species summary
  5. Chalinochromis cyanophleps — GBIF taxon (backbone + type specimens)
  6. Chalinochromis cyanophleps reference abstract — Cichlid Room Companion