Otopharynx

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

Otopharynx
O. tetraspilus
Scientific classification
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 14 recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Otopharynx in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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