Ophthalmotilapia ventralis

Ophthalmotilapia ventralis
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Ophthalmotilapia
Species:	O. ventralis
Binomial name
	Ophthalmotilapia ventralis; (Boulenger, 1898)
Synonyms
	Paratilapia ventralis Boulenger, 1898; Ophthalmochromis ventralis (Boulenger, 1898); Ophthalmochromis ventralis ventralis (Boulenger, 1898); Ophthalmotilapia ventralis ventralis (Boulenger, 1898);

Ophthalmotilapia ventralis is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is only known from the southern end of the lake. It can reach a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[2]

References[]

^ Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Ophthalmotilapia ventralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60621A12385492. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60621A12385492.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Ophthalmotilapia ventralis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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[iucn_status_14_November_2021-1] Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Ophthalmotilapia ventralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60621A12385492. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60621A12385492.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Ophthalmotilapia ventralis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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Ophthalmotilapia ventralis

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Ophthalmotilapia
Species:	O. ventralis
Binomial name
*Ophthalmotilapia ventralis* (Boulenger, 1898)
Synonyms
Paratilapia ventralis Boulenger, 1898 Ophthalmochromis ventralis (Boulenger, 1898) Ophthalmochromis ventralis ventralis (Boulenger, 1898) Ophthalmotilapia ventralis ventralis (Boulenger, 1898)