Magadi tilapia

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

the gulftoad fish and Lake Magadi tilapia, the only fish living at pH ~10, where ammonia excretion is inoperable due to high pH (14, 20). More

NITROGEN METABOLISM IN THE LAKE MAGADI TILAPIA OREOCHROMIS ALCALICUS GRAHAMI - P. J. Walsh, H. L. Bergman, A. Narahara, C. M. Wood, P. A. Wright, D. J. Randall, J. N. Maina and P. More

The Lake Magadi tilapia, Oreochromis alcalicus grahami, thrives in highly alkaline geothermal springs and pools surrounding Lake Magadi, Kenya (control pH=9. More

the Lake Magadi tilapia, Alcolapia grahami, in an alkaline, saline environment with conditions of high pH and temperature. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A. 136A: 701-715. (140) Jaenicke, E., P.J. Walsh and H. Decker. More

Magadi tilapia revealed by acclimation to reduced salinity and alkalinity." SO- Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 75, no. 2 (2002): 111-122. UM- ras-Walsh, Patrick J. More

Lake Magadi Tilapia in volcanic spring (Rift Valley, East Africa) 47:25 Antarctic Ice Fish 47:55 Pacific Salmon 49:50 Pink Salmon spawning More

Genetic structure of Lake Magadi Tilapia (Oreochromis alcalicus grahami) populations. J. Fish. Biol. 56: 590-603. 246. Laurent, P., Wilkie, M.P., Chevalier, C., and Wood, C.M. (2000) The effects of highly alkaline water (pH = 9. More

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Order : Perciformes
Family : Cichlidae
Genus : Alcolapia
Species : Alcolapia alcalicus
Authority : Hilgendorf, 1905