Chromidotilapia guntheri (Sauvage, 1882)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Chromidotilapia guntheri, or Günther's mouthbrooder, is a cichlid from Africa. It was previously considered to consist of two subspecies, the common C. g. guntheri ranges from Liberia to Equatorial Guinea and Niger, and the critically endangered C. g. loennbergi which was thought to be restricted to Lake Barombi-ba-Kotto, a small crater lake in Cameroon but these subspecies are not supported by subsequent authorities. The species is noted for being a biparental mouthbrooder. Eggs are laid on a flat open surface and taken in the parents' mouth. Unlike many mouthbrooding cichlid species, both parents participate in the mouthbrooding. Günther's mouthbrooder is restricted to lowland environments where it can be found in waters in coastal floodplains, savannahs and forests, showing a preference for slow or still waters with submerged tree roots and fallen branches to provide cover. The species in the genus Chromidotilapia are bottom feeding omnivores and they feed on small invertebrates, algae, organic detritus, and other small food items.
Wikipedia contributors, Chromidotilapia guntheri; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:19:56.537017+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chromidotilapia guntheri (Sauvage, 1882)
- Name authority
- (Sauvage, 1882)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Chromidotilapia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCichliformes
- familyCichlidae Bonaparte, 1835
- subfamilyPseudocrenilabrinae Fowler, 1934
- genusChromidotilapia Boulenger, 1898
- speciesChromidotilapia guntheri (Sauvage, 1882)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chromidotilapia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Chromidotilapia regani (Pellegrin, 1906) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chromidotilapia kingsleyae Boulenger, 1898 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chromidotilapia schoutedeni (Poll & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1967) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chromidotilapia elongata Lamboj, 1999 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chromidotilapia mamonekenei Lamboj, 1999 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chromidotilapia linkei Staeck, 1980 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chromidotilapia melaniae Lamboj, 2003 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chromidotilapia cavalliensis (Thys van den Audenaerde & Loiselle, 1971) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chromidotilapia mrac Lamboj, 2002 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chromidotilapia nana Lamboj, 2003 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1012503 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5YFVY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.