Biology:Otopharynx brooksi
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Otopharynx |
| Species: | O. brooksi
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| Otopharynx brooksi M. K. Oliver, 1989
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Otopharynx brooksi is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi. This species can reach a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] The specific name of this fish honours John Langdon Brooks (1920-2000), an evolutionary biologist at Yale University.[3]
References
- ↑ Konings, A.; Kazembe, J. (2018). "Otopharynx brooksi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T60997A148667878. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60997A148667878.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60997/148667878. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Otopharynx brooksi" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ↑ "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (l-o)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 4 December 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/cichlidae4/.
Wikidata ☰ Q5260467 entry
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