Otopharynx lithobates Oliver, 1989
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Otopharynx lithobates is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi. This species can reach a length of 16 centimetres (6.3 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade. As O. walteri this species was known as Aristochromis deep in the aquarium trade.
Wikipedia contributors, Otopharynx lithobates; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:27:55.559732+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Otopharynx lithobates Oliver, 1989
- Name authority
- Oliver, 1989
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Otopharynx
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCichliformes
- familyCichlidae Bonaparte, 1835
- subfamilyPseudocrenilabrinae Fowler, 1934
- genusOtopharynx Regan, 1920
- speciesOtopharynx lithobates Oliver, 1989
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Otopharynx. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Otopharynx antron Cleaver, Konings & Stauffer, 2009 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Otopharynx auromarginatus (Boulenger, 1908) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Otopharynx brooksi Oliver, 1989 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Otopharynx heterodon (Trewavas, 1935) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Otopharynx selenurus Regan, 1922 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Otopharynx speciosus (Trewavas, 1935) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Otopharynx spelaeotes Cleaver, Konings & Stauffer, 2009 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Otopharynx alpha Oliver, 2018 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Otopharynx aletes Oliver, 2018 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Otopharynx panniculus Oliver, 2018 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Otopharynx argyrosoma (Regan, 1922) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Otopharynx decorus (Trewavas, 1935) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Otopharynx walteri Konings, 1990 Konings, 1990 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Eccles, D. H., & Trewavas, E. (1989). Malaŵian cichlid fishes. The classification of some Haplochromine genera. Lake Fish Movies, H. W. Dieckhoff, Herten, Germany, 1–334. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4B7NF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.