Golden-margined hap

Golden-margined hap
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Otopharynx
Species: O. auromarginatus
Binomial name
Otopharynx auromarginatus
(Boulenger, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Tilapia auromarginata Boulenger, 1908
  • Cyrtocara auromarginata (Boulenger, 1908)
  • Haplochromis auromarginatus (Boulenger, 1908)

The golden-margined hap (Otopharynx auromarginatus) is a species of cichlid native to Lake Malawi as well as the upper Shire River. This species can reach a length of 24.5 centimetres (9.6 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Kasembe, J. 2006. Otopharynx auromarginatus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 11 May 2013.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Otopharynx auromarginatus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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