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Otopharynx aletes Oliver, 2018

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Type locality of the holotype of Otopharynx aletes: 'Malawi: Central region, Lake Malawi, bottom trawl off Bua Point, Lake Malawi Trawling Survey station Bua III, M/L Ethelwynn Trewavas, depth > 55 m, at about 12°45'21"S 34°17'07"E - 12°44'24"S 34°16'34"E' (Ref. 119408). Known from Lake Malawi off Bua Point (Ref. 119408), possibly also Senga Bay (Ref. 119408).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mi.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://isp.msu.edu/AfricanStudies/Plea/mfri.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Oliver, M.K., 2018
National Database:

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Classification / Names Tên thường gặp | Các synonym ( Các tên trùng) | Catalog of Fishes(Giống, Các loài) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Otopharynx: Greek, ous = hear + Greek, pharyngx = pharynx (Ref. 45335);  aletes: From the Greek masculine nominative singular noun άλέτης (alétes), a grinder; the name alludes to the well-defined group of conspicuously enlarged molariform teeth on the lower pharyngeal bone; a noun in apposition (Ref. 119408).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Sinh thái học

; Nước ngọt Sống nổi và đáy.   Tropical

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