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Cichlidae
Sabaki tilapia
Oreochromis spilurus
Cichlid of the Niger Basin
- Tropical
- Coastal
- Lower river
- Regional distribution
- Africa
- Deep-bodied
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Deep-bodied
MediumSabaki tilapia is a freshwater fish of Africa. The species occupies freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 19.2 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Cichlids and Allies
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Oreochromis
- Maximum length
- 19.2 cm
- Body shape
- deep_bodied
- Distribution
- Africa: Coastal rivers of Kenya from the Mwena River to the lower Athi below Lugard's Falls; also near its mouth, including Lake Chem Chem; Lower and middle Tana River, Northern Uaso Nyiro, Juba system and Webi Shebeli; Nguruman; and Ethiopia (Ref. 5166 ). Probably also in Lake Momello, south of the Kenya-Tanzania border (Ref. 5166 , 118638 ). Three subspecies are recognized: Oreochromis spilurus niger , Oreochromis spilurus percivali and Oreochromis spilurus spilurus .
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
