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Etymology: Otopharynx: Greek, ous = hear + Greek, pharyngx = pharynx (Ref. 45335); antron: The specific epithet is derived from the Greek word antron, which means cave or cavity (Ref. 82798).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; Água doce demersal; intervalo de profundidade 10 - 60 m (Ref. 82798). Tropical
Africa: Lake Malawi, between Gome and Nametumbwe, in Malawi (Ref. 82798).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.9 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 82798)
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Espinhos dorsais (total) : 16 - 17; Raios dorsais (total) : 9 - 10; Espinhos anais: 3 - 4; Raios anais : 8 - 9. A small to medium-sized cave-dwelling haplochromine with relatively deep body depth with greatest body depth at base of seventh or eighth dorsal spine (Ref. 82798). Otopharynx antron has a larger eye, 31.4-34.7% of head length, than most other Otopharynx species. It has fewer lateral-line scales (29-31) than Otopharynx argyrosoma and a larger lower-jaw length than Otopharynx heterodon (Ref. 82798). It is distinguished from Otopharynx spelaeotes and Otopharynx lithobates by its primarily unicuspid teeth in the outer rows of the oral jaws, by its smaller horizontal eye diameter, by a deeper caudal peduncle, and additionally from O. spelaeotes by having fewer teeth in the outer row of the left lower jaw (15-19) (Ref. 82798).
Cave-dwelling; males have been observed defending small caves with sandy bottom mostly against conspecific males (Ref. 82798). Unicuspid teeth suggest diet of larger invertebrates or even fish (Ref. 82798).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas
Cleaver, R.M., A.F. Konings and J.R. Stauffer Jr., 2009. Two new cave-dwelling cichlids of Lake Malaŵi, Africa. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 20(2):163-178. (Ref. 82798)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
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Estimates based on models
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).