Otopharynx brooksi is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi.

This species can reach a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL.

This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.

[2] The specific name of this fish honours John Langdon Brooks (1920-2000), an evolutionary biologist at Yale University.

[3] This Cichlidae-related article is a stub.