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Cichlidae
Shire tilapia
Oreochromis shiranus
Thirty Nine Centimeters Cichlid of African Waters
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Africa
- Fusiform
- Compressed cross-section
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
MediumShire tilapia is known around Africa as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 39 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Cichlids and Allies
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Oreochromis
- Maximum length
- 39 cm
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Africa: Two subspecies are recognized: Oreochromis shiranus shiranus from Shiré River above the Murchison rapids and Lake Malawi, together with their tributaries in Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique (Ref. 5166 , 118630 ); Oreochromis shiranus chilwae from Lake Chilwa and its basin in Malawi and Mozambique (Ref. 5166 , 118638 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
