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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Otopharynx: Greek, ous = hear + Greek, pharyngx = pharynx (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
; süßwasser demersal. Tropical; 9°S - 17°S
Africa: Lake Malawi and Upper Shiré River (Ref. 4991).
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.5 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 4991)
Common at 10 m depth and prefers the area where non-breeding individuals congregate into schools over the sandy part of the biotope. Feeds on phytoplankton or takes its food from the somewhat muddy layer on the substrate (Ref. 5595).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Fortpflanzung | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
Maréchal, C., 1991. Otopharynx. p. 347-351. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 4991)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)
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