Oreochromis squamipinnis

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

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The Oreochromis squamipinnis lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

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

Oreochromis squamipinnis is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes. Source - * Kazembe, J. More

Oreochromis squamipinnis; Oreochromis lidole; Find related papers by JEL classification: Q00 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General - - - General Statistics Access and download statistics More

Oreochromis squamipinnis, territorial male; photo copyright More

Oreochromis squamipinnis at Chinuni, Lake Malawi . Photo by Ad Konings. determiner Ad Konings. Oreochromis squamipinnis (Günther, 1864) - Curator: Anton Lamboj. - Please login to view this full profile. More

Oreochromis squamipinnis is distinguished from O.lidole and O.karongae by its distinctive male breeding colours (Table I). Morphologically, females and immature males are very similar to O. More

Oreochromis squamipinnis on Fish Mapper TSN 648859 (Taxonomic Serial Number) Retrieved on from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System online database. This is a cached copy. More

Common names

Chambo in Nyanja
Chambo in Swahili (Kiswahili)
Chambo in Tonga (faka Tonga)
Chambo in Yao
Chambu in Tonga (faka Tonga)
Ching'ang'a in Nyanja
Ching'anga in Nyanja
Kasawala in Nyanja
Kasawala in Swahili (Kiswahili)
Li/Ma ng'ara in Nyanja
Li/Ma sanga in Nyanja
Ling'ara in Nyanja
Ling'ara in Swahili (Kiswahili)
Ling'ara in Yao
Mang'ara in Nyanja
Mang'ara in Yao
Mkambo in Nyanja
Mkambo in Yao
Mphende in Nyanja
Nchesichesi in Nyanja
Nchesichesi in Yao
Ngwalu in Nyanja
Oreochromis squamipinnis in Catalan (Català)
Zeya in Nyanja
鱗翅口孵非鯽 in Mandarin Chinese
鳞翅口孵非鲫 in Mandarin Chinese

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