Mweru tilapia

Oreochromis mweruensis

Twenty Three Point Eight Centimeters Cichlid from African Waters

Mweru tilapia is a freshwater fish from Africa. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 23.8 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cichlids and Allies
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Oreochromis
Maximum length: 23.8 cm
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Africa: Lake Mweru and the swamps and saline lakes in Mweru-wa-Ntipa (Ref. 2 ), the lower (Ref. 2 , 95585 ) and middle (Ref. 95585 ) Luapula River system and the Lufira River (upper Congo River basin) in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia (Ref. 2 ). Introduced in Lake Kivu in Rwanda (Ref. 46152 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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