Otopharynx is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in Eastern Africa.
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| O. tetraspilus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Haplochromini |
| Genus: | Otopharynx Regan, 1920 |
| Type species | |
| Tilapia auromarginata Boulenger, 1908
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Species
editThere are currently 20 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Otopharynx aletes Oliver, 2018[2]
- Otopharynx alpha Oliver, 2018[2]
- Otopharynx antron Cleaver, Konings & Stauffer, 2009
- Otopharynx argyrosoma (Regan, 1922)
- Otopharynx auromarginatus (Boulenger, 1908) (Golden-margined hap)
- Otopharynx brooksi M. K. Oliver, 1989
- Otopharynx decorus (Trewavas, 1935)
- Otopharynx heterodon (Trewavas, 1935) (Royal blue hap)
- Otopharynx lithobates M. K. Oliver, 1989
- Otopharynx mumboensis Oliver, 2018[2]
- Otopharynx ovatus (Trewavas, 1935)
- Otopharynx pachycheilus Arnegard & Snoeks, 2001
- Otopharynx panniculus Oliver, 2018[2]
- Otopharynx peridodeka Oliver, 2018[2]
- Otopharynx selenurus Regan, 1922
- Otopharynx speciosus (Trewavas, 1935)
- Otopharynx spelaeotes Cleaver, Konings & Stauffer, 2009
- Otopharynx styrax Oliver, 2018[2]
- Otopharynx tetraspilus (Trewavas, 1935)
- Otopharynx tetrastigma (Günther, 1894)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Otopharynx.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Otopharynx". FishBase. May 2024 version.
- ^ a b c d e f 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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