Biology:Lake Rukwa tilapia

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Short description: Species of fish

Lake Rukwa tilapia
Oreochromis rukwaensis.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Oreochromis
Species:
O. rukwaensis
Binomial name
Oreochromis rukwaensis
(Hilgendorf & Pappenheim, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Tilapia nilotica rukwaensis Hilgendorf & Pappenheim, 1903
  • Sarotherodon rukwaensis (Hilgendorf & Pappenheim, 1903)
  • Tilapia rukwaensis Hilgendorf & Pappenheim, 1903

The Lake Rukwa tilapia (Oreochromis rukwaensis) is a species of cichlid endemic to the Lake Rukwa catchment in Tanzania. This species can reach a length of 33 centimetres (13 in) SL. This species is important to local commercial fisheries.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Bayona, J.D.R.; Hanssens, M. (2006). "Oreochromis rukwaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T60631A12389114. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60631A12389114.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60631/12389114. Retrieved 14 November 2021. 
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Oreochromis rukwaensis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2103734 entry




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