Ophthalmotilapia boops

Ophthalmotilapia boops is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family.

The Ophthalmotilapia boops lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.

Ophthalmotilapia boops is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Tanzania and Zambia. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. References - * Bigirimana, C. 2005. Ophthalmotilapia boops. More

Ophthalmotilapia boops at Kampemba, Lake Tanganyika . Photo by Ad Konings. determiner Ad Konings. Ophthalmotilapia boops (Boulenger, 1901) - Curator: Thomas Andersen. - Please login to view this full profile. More

Ophthalmotilapia Boops “Neon Streak” originates from the Kipili in Lake Tanganyika. The male of the species is jet black with some light blue speckling and also bright yellow lappets on there ventral fins. Females and fry stay silver. More

Ophthalmotilapia boops Kipili "Neon Streak" Ophthalmotilapia boops Kipili "Neon Streak"Origin and locale/variety: Nkondwe, Kipili-Tanzania, Lake Tanganyika, East Africa Size: Adults are usually 3.5 to 5.5 inches in aquarium environment. More

Ophthalmotilapia boops male at Kampemba. Photo by Ad Konings. Determiner Ad Konings Distinctive characters: * Body relatively deep, depth being 29.8 � 40.3 % of standardlength. Head with a rounded profile. More

Common names

Ruskosulkahautoja in Finnish (suomen kieli)
牛目大眼非鯽 in Mandarin Chinese
牛目大眼非鲫 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Perciformes
Family : Cichlidae
Genus : Ophthalmotilapia
Species : Ophthalmotilapia boops
Authority : Boulenger, 1901