Ophthalmotilapia

Ophthalmotilapia
Ophthalmotilapia nasuta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe: Ectodini
Genus: Ophthalmotilapia
Pellegrin, 1904
Type species
Tilapia boops
Boulenger, 1901

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

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ophthalmotilapia". FishBase. April 2013 version.


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