Ophthalmotilapia

Classification

Genus: Ophthalmotilapia
Family: Cichlidae - Cichlids
Order: Cichliformes - Cichlids
Class: Actinopteri - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

Description

Ophthalmotilapia is a small genus of four cichlid species endemic to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa.

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:

Ophthalmotilapia boops (Boulenger, 1901)
Ophthalmotilapia heterodonta (Poll & Matthes, 1962)
Ophthalmotilapia nasuta (Poll & Matthes, 1962)
Ophthalmotilapia ventralis (Boulenger, 1898)

Species

Ventralis Featherfin Cichlid
(Ophthalmotilapia ventralis)

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