Otopharynx heterodon (Trewavas, 1935)
Royal blue hap
photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Family:  Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Max. size:  12.8 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater; pH range: 7.40000009536743 - 8.39999961853027; dH range: 7 - 30
Distribution:  Africa: Lake Malawi, occuring in Chilumba, Nhkata Bay, Likoma Island and Monkey Bay (Ref. 4991).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found mostly on sediment-rich substrates on deeper regions but is also found in the intermediate sand-rock habitats. An opportunistic feeder that feeds from the drifting sediment in the water column (Ref. 5595).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 June 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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