Otopharynx lithobates

Otopharynx lithobates

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cichliformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria Superordo: Cichlomorphae Ordo: Cichliformes

Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribus: Haplochromini
Genus: Otopharynx
Species: Otopharynx lithobates

Name

• Otopharynx lithobates Oliver in Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
  • Primary type: holotype (BMNH 1974.7.5.1)
  • Type locality: Thumbi Island West, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa.
  • Secondary types: paratypes, BMNH 1974.7.5.2-3 (2); plus 48 additional paratypes to be deposited in BMNH and USNM

Synonyms

• Cyrtocara lithobates Oliver, 1984 (name used in unpublished dissertation, not valid for nomenclature)
• Otopharynx walteri Konings, 1990
  • Primary type: holotype (BMNH 1990.4.9.28)
  • Type locality: Nakantenga Island, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa, depth about 20 meters
  • Secondary types: paratypes, BMNH 1990.4.9.29-34 (6)
  • Synonymised by: Cleaver, Konings & Stauffer (2009)

References

• Cleaver, R.M.; Konings, A.F.; Stauffer, J.R., jr. 2009: Two new cave-dwelling cichlids of Lake Malawi, Africa. Ichthyological exploration of freshwaters, 20: 163–178. ISSN: 0936-9902 Abstract
• Eccles, D.H. & Trewavas, E. 1989. Malawian cichlid fishes. The classification of some Haplochromine genera. Lake Fish Movies, H.W. Dieckhoff, Herten, West Germany: 1–334. Reference page. 
• Konings, A. 1990. Descriptions of six new Malawi cichlids. Tropical Fish Hobbyist 38(11): 110–129. Reference page. 

Links

• Otopharynx lithobates in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
• http://malawicichlids.com/mw08076.htm Otopharynx lithobates