Oreochromis tanganicae

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

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

Oreochromis tanganicae; Oreochromis placidus; Oreochromis malagarasi; Oreochromis upembae; Oreochromis hunteri; Oreochromis spilurus; Oreochromis macrochir; Oreochromis mossambicus; Oreochromis placidus placidus; Oreochromis spilurus niger; Oreochromis urolepis hornorum; Oreochromis niloticus eduardianus; Oreochromis spilurus spilurus; Oreochromis niloticus niloticus; More

Oreochromis tanganicae is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, and inland deltas. More

Oreochromis tanganicae wild caught male in the aquarium of Rusty Wessel, Louisville , Jul-2007. Photo by Spencer Jack. determiner Anton Lamboj. Oreochromis tanganicae (Günther, 1894) - Curator: Anton Lamboj. Last updated on 03-Aug-2007. More

Oreochromis tanganicae Trewavas, 1981Chromis tanganicae G More

Common names

Mpende in Bemba
Ngege in Swahili (Kiswahili)
Nile tilapia in Unknown
Oreochromis tanganicae in Catalan (Català)
Tanganjikantilapia in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Tanganyika-cichlide in Danish (dansk)
坦噶尼喀口孵非鯽 in Mandarin Chinese
坦噶尼喀口孵非鲫 in Mandarin Chinese
坦噶尼喀新非鯽 in Mandarin Chinese
坦噶尼喀新非鲫 in Mandarin Chinese

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