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Cichlidae
Lake Chala tilapia
Oreochromis hunteri
Cichlid That Brood Eggs in Mouth
- Tropical
- Local endemic species
- Restricted distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Deep-bodied
- Compressed cross-section
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
Deep-bodied
MediumLake Chala tilapia is known around Africa as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the largest recorded length is 30 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Cichlids and Allies
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Oreochromis
- Maximum length
- 30 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- deep_bodied
- Distribution
- Africa: endemic to Lake Chala in Kenya (Ref. 52331 ) and Tanzania (Ref. 118630 ).
- Conservation status
- CRCritically Endangered
Class
Family
Conservation status
