Cichlidae

Humphead cichlid

Cyphotilapia gibberosa

Brooding young inside mouth

• Tropical
• Coastal
• Local endemic species
• Restricted distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Africa
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Cyphotilapia gibberosa is a species of fish in the cichlid family, one of two species in the genus Cyphotilapia. Native to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa, it was described in 2003 nearly 100 years after its congener, C. frontosa. This species is a maternal mouth brooder.