Otopharynx

Otopharynx is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in Eastern Africa.

Otopharynx
O. tetraspilus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Tribe: Haplochromini
Genus: Otopharynx
Regan, 1920
Type species
Tilapia auromarginata
Boulenger, 1908

Species

There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). Species of Otopharynx in FishBase. May 2024 version.
  2. Oliver, M.K. (2018). "Six new species of the Cichlid genus Otopharynx from Lake Malaŵi (Teleostei: Cichlidae)". Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History. 59 (2): 159-197.


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