Biology:Oreochromis jipe
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Oreochromis |
| Species: | O. jipe
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| Oreochromis jipe (R. H. Lowe, 1955)
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Oreochromis jipe, the Jipe tilapia, is a critically endangered species of cichlid fish native to Kenya and Tanzania, where it is restricted to Lake Jipe and the Pangani River.[1] The population in the Pangani River (including Ruva River) shows some morphological differences compared to the population in Lake Jipe, and it is sometimes recognized as a separate species, the Pangani tilapia (O. pangani).[2] Whether regarded as one or two species, the Jipe–Pangani tilapia forms a species flock with the threatened Lake Chala tilapia from the same general region of Kenya and Tanzania.[2][3]
This Pangani tilapia can reach a standard length of up to 50 cm (20 in). This species is important to local commercial fisheries.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bayona, J.D.R.; Hanssens, M. (2006). "Oreochromis jipe". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60628A12388450.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60628/12388450.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Moser, F.N.; J.C. van Rijssel; B. Ngatunga; S. Mwaiko; O. Seehausen (2019). "The origin and future of an endangered crater lake endemic; phylogeography and ecology of Oreochromis hunteri and its invasive relatives". Hydrobiologia 832 (1): 283–296. doi:10.1007/s10750-018-3780-z. https://www.dora.lib4ri.ch/eawag/islandora/object/eawag%3A17907/datastream/PDF/Moser-2019-The_origin_and_future_of-%28published_version%29.pdf.
- ↑ Dieleman, J.; M. Muschick; W.D. Nyingi; D. Verschuren (2019). "Species integrity and origin of Oreochromis hunteri (Pisces: Cichlidae), endemic to crater Lake Chala (Kenya–Tanzania)". Hydrobiologia 832 (1): 269–282. doi:10.1007/s10750-018-3570-7. https://boris.unibe.ch/116496/.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Oreochromis jipe" in FishBase. September 2019 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q1956217 entry
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