Chalinochromis cyanophleps "Kipili"
Kipili — kee-PEE-lee (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 Kipili
- 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
EWCRENVUNTnot on the priority list
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 Kipili population
Chalinochromis cyanophleps "Kipili" is the Kipili population of Chalinochromis cyanophleps, a geographic colour form from the Tanzania coast of Lake Tanganyika in the north-central 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 Kipili fish at tanganyika.si →
Sources
- tanganyika.si — Chalinochromis cyanophleps "Kipili"
- Kullander, Karlsson, Karlsson & Norén (2014). Chalinochromis cyanophleps, a new species of cichlid fish from Lake Tanganyika. Zootaxa 3790(3):425–438
- Original description treatment (full text: diagnosis, etymology, habitat, COI barcode) — GBIF/Plazi
- Chalinochromis cyanophleps — FishBase species summary
- Chalinochromis cyanophleps — GBIF taxon (backbone + type specimens)
- Chalinochromis cyanophleps reference abstract — Cichlid Room Companion