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ovatus, Haplochromis Trewavas [E.] 1935:86, 101 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 10) v. 16 (no. 91) (art. 6); ref. 4451] Southern end of Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa. Lectotype: BMNH 1935.6.14.1487. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1935.6.14.1488-1489 (2). Lectotype selected by Eccles & Trewavas 1989:159 [ref. 13547]. •Valid as Otopharynx ovatus (Trewavas 1935) -- (Eccles & Trewavas 1989:157 [ref. 13547], Maréchal 1991:349 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:291 [ref. 28117], Cleaver et al. 2009:166 [ref. 30418], Konings 2016:270 [ref. 34521], Oliver 2018:195 [ref. 36257]). Current status: Valid as Otopharynx ovatus (Trewavas 1935). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.

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