Otopharynx tetrastigma

Life-forms

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 tetrastigma
Name

Otopharynx tetrastigma (Günther, 1894)

Lectotype: BMNH 1893.11.15.34. [Paralectotypes: BMNH 1893.11.15.38-47 (14), 1893.11.15.48 (1, dry), 1897.6.9.268-269 (2)]. Lectotype designated by Eccles & Trewavas, 1989:160.

Type locality: Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa] and upper Shire River, southeastern Africa.
Synonyms

Astatotilapia johnstoni (non Günther, 1893)
Chromis tetrastigma Günther, 1894
Cyrtocara tetrastigma (Günther, 1894)
Haplochromis tetrastigma (Günther, 1894)
Tilapia johnstoni (non Günther, 1893)
Tilapia tetrastigma (Günther, 1894)

References

Günther, A. 1894: Second report on the reptiles, batrachians, and fishes transmitted by Mr. H. H. Johnston, C. B., from British Central Africa. Proceedings of the General Meetings for Scientific Business of the Zoological Society of London, 1893 (pt. 4): 616–628, Pls. 53-57.
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.

Links

Otopharynx tetrastigma in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Otopharynx tetrastigma is a species of cichlid native to Lake Malawi, Lake Malombe and the upper reaches of the Shire River. This species can reach a length of 16 centimetres (6.3 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
References

Konings, A.; Kazembe, J. (2018). "Otopharynx tetrastigma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61005A148668416. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61005A148668416.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Otopharynx tetrastigma" in FishBase. April 2013 version.