Otopharynx is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in Eastern Africa.

Otopharynx
O. tetraspilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Tribe:	Haplochromini
Genus:	Otopharynx Regan, 1920
Type species
Tilapia auromarginata Boulenger, 1908

Species

There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:[1]

• Otopharynx antron Cleaver, Konings & Stauffer, 2009
• Otopharynx argyrosoma (Regan, 1922)
• Otopharynx auromarginatus (Boulenger, 1908) (Golden-margined hap)
• Otopharynx brooksi M. K. Oliver, 1989
• Otopharynx decorus (Trewavas, 1935)
• Otopharynx heterodon (Trewavas, 1935) (Royal blue hap)
• Otopharynx lithobates M. K. Oliver, 1989
• Otopharynx ovatus (Trewavas, 1935)
• Otopharynx pachycheilus Arnegard & Snoeks, 2001
• Otopharynx selenurus Regan, 1922
• Otopharynx speciosus (Trewavas, 1935)
• Otopharynx spelaeotes Cleaver, Konings & Stauffer, 2009
• Otopharynx tetraspilus (Trewavas, 1935)
• Otopharynx tetrastigma (Günther, 1894)

References

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