Lake Chala tilapia

The Lake Chala tilapia lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

The Lake Chala tilapia is classified as Critically Endangered (CR), facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Lake Chala tilapia (Oreochromis hunteri) is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is endemic to Kenya. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. Source - * Bayona, J.D.R., Odhiambo, E.A. More

Common names

Lake Chala tilapia in English
Oreochromis hunteri in Catalan (Català)
亨氏口孵非鯽 in Mandarin Chinese
亨氏口孵非鲫 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Perciformes
Family : Cichlidae
Genus : Oreochromis
Species : Oreochromis hunteri
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