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 pachycheilus
Name
Otopharynx pachycheilus Arnegard & Snoeks, 2001
Holotype: MRAC 99-88-P-4. [Paratypes: AMNH 229530 (1); BMNH 200.1.11.2 (1); CU 80378 (4); MRAC 88-41-P-1 to P-2 (1, 1), 99-88-P-1 to P-3 (1, 1, 1)].
Type locality: Ngara, Lake Malawi, 10°16.97'S, 34°12.32'E to 10°18.58'S, 34°12.67'E, depth 125-135 meters.
References
Arnegard, M.E.; Snoeks, J. 2001: New three-spotted cichlid species with hypertrophied lips (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the deep waters of Lake Malawi/Nyasa, Africa. Copeia, 2001 (3): 705–717. DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2001)001[0705:NTSCSW]2.0.CO;2
Otopharynx pachycheilus in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Otopharynx pachycheilus (rubberlip hap) is a cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi. This species can reach a length of 16.5 centimetres (6.5 in) TL.[2]
References
Konings, A.; Kazembe, J. (2018). "Otopharynx pachycheilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61007A148657967. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61007A148657967.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Otopharynx pachycheilus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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