Oreochromis korogwe

Korogwe tilapia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Oreochromis
Species:
O. korogwe
Binomial name
Oreochromis korogwe
(R. H. Lowe, 1955)
Synonyms
  • Tilapia mossambica korogwe R. H. Lowe, 1955
  • Sarotherodon korogwe (R. H. Lowe, 1955)
  • Tilapia korogwe (R. H. Lowe, 1955)

Oreochromis korogwe (Korogwe tilapia) is a species of cichlid native to Kenya and Tanzania, where it occurs in the Pangani River system, as well as the Zigi River. This species can reach a standard length of 20.8 cm (8.2 in).[2]

Disjunct populations of O. korogwe in Lake Nambawala, Lake Rutamba and Lake Mitupa were identified in southeast Tanzania between 2013 and 2016.[3]

References

  1. ^ Hanssens, M. (2006). "Oreochromis korogwe". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006 e.T60622A12385631. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60622A12385631.en.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Oreochromis korogwe". FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. ^ Blackwell, Tabitha; Ford, Antonia G. P.; Ciezarek, Adam G.; Gracida Juarez, Carlos A.; Smith, Alan M.; Ngatunga, Benjamin P.; Shechonge, Asilatu; Tamatamah, Rashid; Etherington, Graham; Haerty, Wilfried; Di Palma, Federica; Turner, George F.; Genner, Martin J. (2021). "Newly discovered cichlid fish biodiversity threatened by hybridization with non-native species". Molecular Ecology. 30 (4): 895–911. doi:10.1111/mec.15638. PMID 33063411.