Cynotilapia is a genus of haplochromine cichlids. All fishes in these genus form part of the mbuna flock, the rock-dwelling fishes of Lake Malawi, in the rift valley of East Africa. All species are polygamous, maternal, ovophile mouthbrooders and carry their fry in this fashion for about 20–30 days.
Species There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus. Cynotilapia afra (Günther, 1894) Cynotilapia aurifrons (Tawil, 2011) Cynotilapia axelrodi W. E. Burgess, 1976 Cynotilapia chilundu Li, Konings & Stauffer, 2016 Cynotilapia zebroides (D. S. Johnson, 1975)
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