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 auromarginatus
Name
Otopharynx auromarginatus (Boulenger, 1908)
Original combination: Tilapia auromarginata
Current combination authority: Regan, 1920: 38(fn.)
Combination: Cyrtocara auromarginatus
Combination: Haplochromis auromarginatus
Primary type: lectotype, designated by Eccles & Trewavas (1989: 156) (BMNH 1908.10.27.86)
Type locality: Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa
Secondary types: paralectotypes, BMNH 1908.10.27.87 (1), 1908.10.27.88 (1)
References
Boulenger, G.A. 1908: Diagnoses of new fishes discovered by Capt. E. L. Rhoades in Lake Nyassa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8), 2 (9): 238–243.
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.
Regan, C.T. 1920: The classification of the fishes of the family Cichlidae.-I. The Tanganyika genera. Annals and magazine of natural history (9), 5: 33–53. Internet Archive BHL
Links
Otopharynx auromarginatus in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Vernacular names
English: Golden-margined Hap
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 24.5 centimetres (9.6 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
References
Konings, A.; Kazembe, J. (2019). "Otopharynx auromarginatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T60996A155047636. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T60996A155047636.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Otopharynx auromarginatus". FishBase. April 2013 version.
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