- Cardiopharynx
Taxobox
name = "Cardiopharynx"
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Actinopterygii
ordo =Perciformes
familia =Cichlidae
genus = "Cardiopharynx"
genus_authority = Poll, 1942
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "Cardiopharynx schoutedeni""Cardiopharynx" is a
monotypic cichlid genus . The single species, "Cardiopharynx schoutedeni", is a semi-pelagic , schooling fish endemic toLake Tanganyika ineast Africa . This fish is purely freshwater, and prefers temperatures of 23 – 28°C. It can be deemed a tropical fish. It has a high survival rate, and its populations can double in under 15 months time. Sizes of schools can reach several hundred fish. This fish is completely harmless to human life.References
FishBase (2006) Eds. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. World Wide Web electronic publication. [http://www.fishbase.org fishbase.org] version (07/2006).
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