Ophthalmotilapia is a small genus of four cichlid species endemic to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa.
| Ophthalmotilapia | |
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| Ophthalmotilapia nasuta | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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
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Species
editThere are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Ophthalmotilapia boops (Boulenger, 1901)
- Ophthalmotilapia heterodonta (Poll & Matthes, 1962)
- Ophthalmotilapia nasuta (Poll & Matthes, 1962)
- Ophthalmotilapia ventralis (Boulenger, 1898)
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ophthalmotilapia". FishBase. April 2013 version.
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