Otopharynx Explained

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

Species

There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus:

• Otopharynx aletes Oliver, 2018^[1]
• Otopharynx alpha Oliver, 2018^[1]
• 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^[1]
• Otopharynx ovatus (Trewavas, 1935)
• Otopharynx pachycheilus Arnegard & Snoeks, 2001
• Otopharynx panniculus Oliver, 2018^[1]
• Otopharynx peridodeka Oliver, 2018^[1]
• Otopharynx selenurus Regan, 1922
• Otopharynx speciosus (Trewavas, 1935)
• Otopharynx spelaeotes Cleaver, Konings & Stauffer, 2009
• Otopharynx styrax Oliver, 2018^[1]
• Otopharynx tetraspilus (Trewavas, 1935)
• Otopharynx tetrastigma (Günther, 1894)

Notes and References

1. 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.