Oreochromis jipe
Oreochromis jipe | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Oreochromis |
Species: | O. jipe
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Binomial name | |
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
- ^ a b Bayona, J.D.R.; Hanssens, M. (2006). "Oreochromis jipe". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60628A12388450. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60628A12388450.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Oreochromis jipe" in FishBase. September 2019 version.
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