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Oreochromis jipe (Lowe, 1955)

Jipe tilapia
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Kenya country information

Common names: Jipe tilapia
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Pangani drainage (Ref. 52331), including Lake Jipe (Ref. 2, 52331, 54046). Also Ref. 5166.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ke.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.recoscix.org/openscrn.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Seegers, L., L. De Vos and D.O. Okeyo, 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Oreochromis: Latin, aurum = gold + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

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