Otopharynx pachycheilus

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Classis: Actinopterygii
Subclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Ordo: Perciformes
Subordo: Labroidei
Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribus: Haplochromini
Genus: Otopharynx
Species: Otopharynx pachycheilus

Name

Otopharynx pachycheilus Arnegard & Snoeks, 2001

Holotype: MRAC 99-88-P-4. [Paratypes: AMNH 229530 (1); BMNH 200.1.11.2 (1); CU 80378 (4); MRAC 88-41-P-1 to P-2 (1, 1), 99-88-P-1 to P-3 (1, 1, 1)].

Type locality: Ngara, Lake Malawi, 10°16.97'S, 34°12.32'E to 10°18.58'S, 34°12.67'E, depth 125-135 meters.

References

* Arnegard, M.E.; Snoeks, J. 2001: New three-spotted cichlid species with hypertrophied lips (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the deep waters of Lake Malawi/Nyasa, Africa. Copeia, 2001(3): 705-717. doi: 10.1643/0045-8511(2001)001[0705:NTSCSW]2.0.CO;2
* Eccles, D.H. & E. Trewavas 1989: Malawian cichlid fishes. The classification of some Haplochromine genera. Lake Fish Movies, H. W. Dieckhoff, West Germany: 1-334.
* FishBase link : species Otopharynx pachycheilus (Mirror site)

The Rubberlip Hap (Otopharynx pachycheilus) is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cichlidae. In the aquarium fish trade, it is sometimes called Otopharynx 'rubber lips'.

It is endemic to Malawi. Its habitat is freshwater lakes.
Source

Kasembe, J. 2005. Otopharynx pachycheilus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.