Oreochromis amphimelas

Oreochromis amphimelas is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family.

The Oreochromis amphimelas lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater, brackish environment.

The Oreochromis amphimelas is classified as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

Oreochromis amphimelas is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitats are intermittent freshwater lakes and saline lakes. Source - * Bayona, J.D.R. 2005. More

Conservation: Oreochromis amphimelas is evaluated by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as (NT) Near threatened (2007). More

Common names

Galiläa-Buntbarsch in German (Deutsch)
Oreochromis amphimelas in Catalan (Català)
糊黑口孵非鯽 in Mandarin Chinese
糊黑口孵非鲫 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Perciformes
Family : Cichlidae
Genus : Oreochromis
Species : Oreochromis amphimelas
Authority : Hilgendorf, 1905