Ophthalmotilapia is a small genus of four cichlid species endemic to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa.
Ophthalmotilapia | |
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Ophthalmotilapia nasuta | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
Tribe: | Ectodini |
Genus: | Ophthalmotilapia Pellegrin, 1904 |
Type species | |
Tilapia boops Boulenger, 1901 |
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]
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