Oreochromis chungruruensis

Oreochromis chungruruensis
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Oreochromis
Species: O. chungruruensis
Binomial name
Oreochromis chungruruensis
(C. G. E. Ahl, 1924)
Synonyms
  • Tilapia chungruruensis C. G. E. Ahl, 1924
  • Sarotherodon chungruruensis (C. G. E. Ahl, 1924)

Oreochromis chungruruensis is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Chungruru, a crater lake in Tanzania. This species reaches a length of 19 centimetres (7.5 in) SL.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Bayona, J.D.R. 2006. Oreochromis chungruruensis. 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 chungruruensis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.