Otopharynx ovatus

Otopharynx ovatus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Otopharynx
Species:	O. ovatus
Binomial name
	Otopharynx ovatus; (Trewavas, 1935)
Synonyms
	Haplochromis ovatus Trewavas, 1935; Cyrtocara ovata (Trewavas, 1935); Cyrtocara ovatus (Trewavas, 1935);

Otopharynx ovatus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi. This species can reach a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[2]

References

^ Kasembe, J. 2006. Otopharynx ovatus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 11 May 2013.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Otopharynx ovatus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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[1] Kasembe, J. 2006. Otopharynx ovatus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 11 May 2013.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Otopharynx ovatus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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