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Cichlidae

Oreochromis salinicola

Oreochromis salinicola

  • Tropical
  • Upper river
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Africa
  • Deep-bodied
  • Small
  • Tropical fish
Family
Cichlidae
Maximum length
9.6 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Africa: known only from Mwashia (also spelt Moa Chia, Mwashya), a region of saline springs near the Lufira River below the barrage lake at Mwadingusha (upper Congo River basin), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 2 ).
Conservation status
VUVulnerable

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