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Oreochromis hunteri (Lake Chala tilapia)

Synonyms: Sarotherodon hunteri; Tilapia hunteri
Language: Mandarin Chinese

Wikipedia Abstract

The Lake Chala tilapia (Oreochromis hunteri) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Chala a crater lake on the border of Kenya and Tanzania. This species can reach a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) SL.
View Wikipedia Record: Oreochromis hunteri

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Oreochromis hunteri

Prey / Diet

Boiga dendrophila (Gold-ringed Cat Snake, Mangrove Snake)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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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