| Citation | Oliver, M.K., 2018, Six new species of the Cichlid genus Otopharynx from Lake Malaŵi (Teleostei: Cichlidae).. Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History 59(2):159-197. |
| Ref. | 119408 Oliver, M.K., 2018 |
| Page | 164;fig.3 |
| Named Used as Valid | Otopharynx alpha |
| Comment | original description of Otopharynx alpha |
| Locality | 'Malawi: Lake Malawi, Nankumba Peninsula, trammel nets set overnight 75 m from shore in 9 m depth, at about 14°01'45"S 34°49'43"E' |
| Distribution | Lake Malawi, Malawi |
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