Otopharynx brooksi is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi. This species can reach a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] The specific name of this fish honours John Langdon Brooks (1920-2000), an evolutionary biologist at Yale University.[3]
| Otopharynx brooksi | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Otopharynx |
| Species: | O. brooksi |
| Binomial name | |
| Otopharynx brooksi M. K. Oliver, 1989 | |
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