Animalia > Chordata > Perciformes > Cichlidae > Oreochromis > Oreochromis squamipinnis

Oreochromis squamipinnis (Silver tasselvent cichlid)

Synonyms: Chromis squamipinnis; Sarotherodon squamipinnis; Tilapia squamipinnis
Language: Mandarin Chinese; Nyanja; Swahili; Tonga; Yao

Wikipedia Abstract

Oreochromis squamipinnis is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi. This species can reach a length of 36 centimetres (14 in) SL. This species is important to local commercial fisheries and can also be found in the aquarium trade.
View Wikipedia Record: Oreochromis squamipinnis

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Oreochromis squamipinnis

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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