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Oreochromis jipe (Jipe tilapia)

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Language: Mandarin Chinese; Swahili

Wikipedia Abstract

Oreochromis jipe, the Jipe tilapia, is a species of cichlid native to Kenya and Tanzania where it occurs in Lake Jipe and the Pangani River. This species can reach a length of 50 centimetres (20 in) SL. This species is important to local commercial fisheries.
View Wikipedia Record: Oreochromis jipe

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Oreochromis jipe

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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0