Otopharynx lithobates

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

{{Speciesbox

| name =

| image = Cichlid-image-rtisbute-steven-viemeister-6.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Konings, A. |author2=FishBase team RMCA |date=2018 |title=Otopharynx lithobates |volume=2018 |page=e.T61000A47227786 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61000A47227786.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}

| taxon = Otopharynx lithobates

| authority = M. K. Oliver, 1989

| synonyms =

• Otopharynx lithobates M. K. Oliver, 1984 (ambiguous)
• Otopharynx walteri Konings, 1990

}}

Otopharynx lithobates is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi. This species can reach a length of {{convert|16|cm|in}} TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.{{FishBase |genus= Otopharynx|species= lithobates| month = April | year = 2013}} As O. walteri this species was known as Aristochromis deep in the aquarium trade.