Lake Chala tilapia

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Lake Chala tilapia
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Oreochromis
Species: O. hunteri
Binomial name
Oreochromis hunteri
Günther, 1889
Synonyms
  • Sarotherodon hunteri (Günther, 1889)
  • Tilapia hunteri (Günther, 1889)

The Lake Chala tilapia (Oreochromis hunteri) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Chala a crater lake on the border of Kenya and Tanzania. This species can reach a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) SL.[2]

References

  1. Bayona, J.D.R., Odhiambo, E.A. & Hanssens, M. 2006. Oreochromis hunteri. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 8 May 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Oreochromis hunteri" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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