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Oreochromis squamipinnis (Günther, 1864)

Kasawala
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Malawi country information

Common names: Chambo, Chambo, Chambo
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Lake Malawi (Ref. 5595, 118638) and Upper Shire River at junction with Wankurumadzi River (Ref. 37112).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mi.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://isp.msu.edu/AfricanStudies/Plea/mfri.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Tweddle, D., D.S.C. Lewis and N.G. Willoughby, 1979
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | 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).
  More on author: Günther.

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

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