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Hump-head

Cyrtocara moorii Boulenger, 1902

Status not recordedbony fish

The hump-head (Cyrtocara moorii) is a species in the family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes.

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Quick facts about the hump-head

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the hump-head live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the hump-head as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Mexico

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the hump-head endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the hump-head classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCichliformes
  5. familyCichlidae
  6. genusCyrtocara
  7. SpeciesCyrtocara moorii Boulenger, 1902

Synonyms Cyrtocara moorei, Cyrtocara moori, Haplochromis moori, Haplochromis moorii

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Blue dolphin cichlidEnglish
  • Lumphead cichlidEnglish
  • Blå delfincichlideDanish
  • Cíclido delfín de MalawiSpanish
  • kyhmysuuhautojaFinnish
  • garbusek pyszczakPolish
  • ChakhutaTongan

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the hump-head

Other species in the same family Cichlidae.

Oscar (Astronotus ocellatus)

Oscar

Astronotus ocellatus

Cichlidae

Ram

Mikrogeophagus ramirezi

CichlidaeNo free photo yet

Zebra cichlid

Amatitlania nigrofasciata

CichlidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the hump-head an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the hump-head as introduced in 1 country: Mexico, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the hump-head?

The hump-head (Cyrtocara moorii) belongs to the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Hump-head (Cyrtocara moorii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hump-head

MLA

“Hump-head (Cyrtocara moorii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/hump-head.

BibTeX
@misc{hump_head_2026,
  title = {Hump-head (Cyrtocara moorii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hump-head},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}