Malagarasi tilapia

Oreochromis malagarasi

Twenty Seven Centimeters Cichlid of African Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Malagarasi tilapia is known around Africa as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 27 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cichlids and Allies
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Oreochromis
Maximum length: 27 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Africa: Malagarasi River and marginal waters of Lake Tanganyika near Kigoma in Tanzania (Ref. 118638 ) and Burundi (Ref. 54847 ).

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