Biology:Ophthalmotilapia

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Ophthalmotilapia
Ophthalmotilapia nasuta Kipili.jpg
Ophthalmotilapia nasuta
Scientific classification e
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 and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Ophthalmotilapia in FishBase. April 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2704463 entry