Otopharynx tetraspilus

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

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The Otopharynx tetraspilus lives in the demersal, freshwater, pH range: 7.4 - 8.4, dH range: 7 - 30 environment.

Otopharynx tetraspilus is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is endemic to Malawi. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. References - * Kasembe, J. 2005. Otopharynx tetraspilus. More

Above: A male Otopharynx tetraspilus "yellow fin mloto". Photo by Sam Borstein. Jump to: General Info | Habitat | Care | Feeding | Breeding | Price | Availability See: over 100 other Cichlid Profiles in our Fish of the Month Archive. More

Otopharynx tetraspilus male in the aquarium of Robert Marcel; Toulouse, France Photo by Robert Marcel. More

Otopharynx tetraspilus male in the aquarium. Photo by Philippe Burnel. Determiner Philippe Burnel. Otopharynx tetraspilus (Trewavas, 1935) - Curator: Ad Konings. - Please login to view this full profile. More

Otopharynx tetraspilus means a fish a special cranium structure with four dots. Intro: Otopharynx tetraspilus was first typed by Trewavas in 1935. This Malawi hap is a maternal mouthbrooder. More

Common names

Otopharynx tetraspilus in Catalan (Català)
Saguga in Nyanja
Täpläselkäutaka in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Vierfleck-Otopharynx in German (Deutsch)
四斑大咽非鯽 in Mandarin Chinese
四斑大咽非鲫 in Mandarin Chinese

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