Otopharynx

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

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

Species

There 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

1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Otopharynx". 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. doi:10.3374/014.059.0204.