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genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

haplochromine __NOTOC__ The haplochromine cichlids are a tribe of cichlids in subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae called Haplochromini. This group includes the type genus (''Haplochromis'') plus a number of closely related genera such as '' Aulonocara'', '' Astat ...

cichlid Cichlids are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes. Cichlids were traditionally classed in a suborder, the Labroidei, along with the wrasses ( Labridae), in the order Perciformes, but molecular studies have contradicted this ...

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

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Species

There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Otopharynx antron ''Otopharynx'' is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in Eastern Africa. Species There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus: * '' Otopharynx antron'' Cleaver, Konings & Stauffer, 2009 * '' Otopharynx argyrosom ...

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Konings Konings is a Dutch surname and may refer to: * Ad Konings (b. 1956), Dutch ichthyologist * Anthony Konings (1821–1884), Dutch Catholic priest and Redemptorist professor * Jean Konings (1886–1974), Belgian sprinter *Giovanni Matteo Konin ...

& Stauffer, 2009 * ''

Otopharynx argyrosoma ''Otopharynx argyrosoma'' is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi. This species can reach a length of TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium An aquarium (plural: ''aquariums'' or ''aquaria'') is a vivarium of any si ...

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Regan The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ''ri'' ...

, 1922) * ''

Otopharynx auromarginatus The golden-margined hap (''Otopharynx auromarginatus'') is a species of cichlid native to Lake Malawi as well as the upper Shire River. This species can reach a length of TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium An aquarium ...

'' ( Boulenger, 1908) (Golden-margined hap) * ''

Otopharynx brooksi ''Otopharynx brooksi'' is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi. This species can reach a length of TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade. The specific name of this fish honours John Langdon Brooks (1920-2000), an e ...

'' M. K. Oliver, 1989 * '' Otopharynx decorus'' ( Trewavas, 1935) * '' Otopharynx heterodon'' ( Trewavas, 1935) (Royal blue hap) * ''

Otopharynx lithobates ''Otopharynx lithobates'' is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi. This species can reach a length of TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade. As ''O. walteri'' this species was known as Aristochromis deep in the aquar ...

'' M. K. Oliver, 1989 * ''

Otopharynx ovatus ''Otopharynx ovatus'' is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi. This species can reach a length of TL. It can also be found in the aquarium An aquarium (plural: ''aquariums'' or ''aquaria'') is a vivarium of any size having at l ...

'' ( Trewavas, 1935) * '' Otopharynx pachycheilus'' Arnegard & Snoeks, 2001 * ''

Otopharynx selenurus ''Otopharynx selenurus'' is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi, an African Great Lake. This species can reach a length of total length (TL). It can be found in the aquarium An aquarium (plural: ''aquariums'' or ''aquaria'') is a ...

, 1922 * ''

Otopharynx speciosus ''Otopharynx speciosus'' is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambique, is an African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the East African Rift system, l ...

'' ( Trewavas, 1935) * ''

Otopharynx spelaeotes ''Otopharynx'' is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in Eastern Africa. Species There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus: * '' Otopharynx antron'' Cleaver, Konings & Stauffer, 2009 * '' Otopharynx argyrosom ...

& Stauffer, 2009 * ''

Otopharynx tetraspilus ''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 TL. It can also be found in the aquarium An aquarium (plural: ''aqua ...

'' ( Trewavas, 1935) * ''

Otopharynx tetrastigma ''Otopharynx tetrastigma'' is a species of cichlid native to Lake Malawi, Lake Malombe and the upper reaches of the Shire River. This species can reach a length of TL. It can also be found in the aquarium An aquarium (plural: ''aquariu ...

'' ( Günther, 1894)

References

Haplochromini * Cichlid genera Taxa named by Charles Tate Regan {{Cichlidae-stub