Ophthalmotilapia ventralis
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| Ophthalmotilapia ventralis | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Tribe: | Ectodini |
| Genus: | Ophthalmotilapia |
| Species: | O. ventralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophthalmotilapia ventralis (Boulenger, 1898) | |
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Ophthalmotilapia ventralis is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is only known from the southern end of the lake. It can reach a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
References
- ↑ Bigirimana, C. 2006. Ophthalmotilapia ventralis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 5 May 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Ophthalmotilapia ventralis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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