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Otopharynx tetraspilus

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Otopharynx tetraspilus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Otopharynx
Species:
O. tetraspilus
Binomial name
Otopharynx tetraspilus
(Trewavas, 1935)
Synonyms
  • Haplochromis tetraspilus Trewavas, 1935
  • Cyrtocara tetraspilus (Trewavas, 1935)

Otopharynx tetraspilus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from the southern end of the lake. This species can reach a length of 15.6 centimetres (6.1 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. ^ Kasembe, J. 2006. Otopharynx tetraspilus. 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 tetraspilus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.