Lake Chala tilapia
| Lake Chala tilapia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Oreochromis |
| Species: | O. hunteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Oreochromis hunteri Günther, 1889 | |
| Synonyms | |
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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>. Downloaded on 8 May 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Oreochromis hunteri" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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