Ophthalmotilapia ventralis

Ophthalmotilapia ventralis
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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)
Synonyms
  • Paratilapia ventralis Boulenger, 1898
  • Ophthalmochromis ventralis (Boulenger, 1898)
  • Ophthalmochromis ventralis ventralis (Boulenger, 1898)
  • Ophthalmotilapia ventralis ventralis (Boulenger, 1898)

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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Ophthalmotilapia ventralis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.