Otopharynx ovatus

Otopharynx ovatus is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family.

The Otopharynx ovatus lives in the demersal, freshwater, pH range: 7.0 - 8.5, dH range: 12 - 20 environment.

Otopharynx ovatus is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. References - * Kasembe, J. 2005. More

Otopharynx ovatus male at Chilucha Reef, Lake Malawi . Photo by Ad Konings. determiner Ad Konings. Otopharynx ovatus (Trewavas, 1935) - Curator: Ad Konings. Last updated on 13-Jul-2007. More

Otopharynx ovatus is living in the neighbourhood of the intermediate zones from rocks to sand and they can be found in entire Lake Malawi. More

Common names

Blaugelber Otopharynx in German (Deutsch)
Chibala in Tonga (faka Tonga)
Chibalala in Tonga (faka Tonga)
Chidondolo cha kunyanja in Yao
Munautaka in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Otopharynx ovatus in Catalan (Català)
Saguga in Nyanja
卵形大咽非鯽 in Mandarin Chinese
卵形大咽非鲫 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Perciformes
Family : Cichlidae
Genus : Otopharynx
Species : Otopharynx ovatus
Authority : Trewavas, 1935