Ophthalmotilapia nasuta

Ophthalmotilapia nasuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe: Ectodini
Genus: Ophthalmotilapia
Species: O. nasuta
Binomial name
Ophthalmotilapia nasuta
(Poll & Matthes, 1962)
Synonyms
  • Ophthalmochromis nasutus Poll & Matthes, 1962
  • Ophthalmotilapia nasutus (Poll & Matthes, 1962)

Ophthalmotilapia nasuta is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. It can reach a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. Bigirimana, C. 2006. Ophthalmotilapia nasuta. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 5 May 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Ophthalmotilapia nasuta" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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