Oreochromis karongae
Oreochromis karongae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Oreochromis |
Species: | O. karongae |
Binomial name | |
Oreochromis karongae (Trewavas, 1941) | |
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Oreochromis karongae is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi. Males of this species can reach a length of 42 centimetres (17 in) TL while females reach 38 centimetres (15 in) SL. This species is also important to local commercial fisheries[2]
References
- ↑ Kazembe, J. & Makocho, P. 2004. Oreochromis karongae. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 9 May 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Oreochromis karongae" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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