Otopharynx selenurus Regan, 1922
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 selenurus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi, an African Great Lake. This species can reach a length of 17.5 centimetres (6.9 in) total length (TL). It can be found in the aquarium trade.
Wikipedia contributors, Otopharynx selenurus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:28:03.251527+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Otopharynx selenurus Regan, 1922
- Name authority
- Regan, 1922
- 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 selenurus Regan, 1922
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 lithobates Oliver, 1989 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Cyrtocara selenura (Regan, 1922) (Regan, 1922) | synonym |
| Haplochromis selenurus (Regan, 1922) (Regan, 1922) | 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.
- Regan, C. T. (1922). The cichlid fishes of Lake Nyassa. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, (pt 4) (no. 36): 675–727, Pls. 1–6. 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:4B7NL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.