Lake Chala tilapia
Lake Chala tilapia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Oreochromis |
Species: | O. hunteri |
Binomial name | |
Oreochromis hunteri Günther, 1889 | |
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The Lake Chala tilapia (Oreochromis hunteri) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Chala a crater lake on the border of Kenya and Tanzania. This species can reach a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) SL.[2]
References
- ↑ Bayona, J.D.R., Odhiambo, E.A. & Hanssens, M. 2006. Oreochromis hunteri. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. www.iucnredlist.org Archived 27 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine.. Downloaded on 8 May 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Oreochromis hunteri" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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