Ophthalmotilapia boops

Ophthalmotilapia boops
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Subfamily:	Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe:	Ectodini
Genus:	Ophthalmotilapia
Species:	O. boops
Binomial name
	Ophthalmotilapia boops; (Boulenger, 1901)
Synonyms
	Tilapia boops Boulenger, 1901;

Ophthalmotilapia boops is a species of fish in the cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is only known from along the southern shore of the lake. It can reach a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[2]

References

^ Bigirimana, C. 2006. Ophthalmotilapia boops. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 5 May 2013.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ophthalmotilapia boops". FishBase. April 2013 version.

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[1] Bigirimana, C. 2006. Ophthalmotilapia boops. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 5 May 2013.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ophthalmotilapia boops". FishBase. April 2013 version.

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