Cladus: Eukaryota Name Otopharynx ovatus (Trewavas, 1935) Holotype: BMNH 1935.6.14.1487. [Paralectotypes: BMNH 1935.6.14.1488-1489 (2)]. Lectotype designated by Eccles & Trewavas, 1989:159. Type locality: Southern end of Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa. Synonyms * Cyrtocara ovata (Trewavas, 1935)
* Trewavas, E. 1935: A synopsis of the cichlid fishes of Lake Nyasa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 10), 16(91): 65-118.
Otopharynx ovatus is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. Kasembe, J. 2005. Otopharynx ovatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
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