Ophthalmotilapia ventralis

Ophthalmotilapia ventralis
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. ventralis
Binomial name
	Ophthalmotilapia ventralis; (Boulenger, 1898)
Synonyms
	Paratilapia ventralis Boulenger, 1898; Ophthalmochromis ventralis (Boulenger, 1898); Ophthalmochromis ventralis ventralis (Boulenger, 1898); Ophthalmotilapia ventralis ventralis (Boulenger, 1898);

Ophthalmotilapia ventralis is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is only known from the southern end 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 ventralis. 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.) (2013). "Ophthalmotilapia ventralis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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[1] Bigirimana, C. 2006. Ophthalmotilapia ventralis. 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.) (2013). "Ophthalmotilapia ventralis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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