Oreochromis amphimelas

Oreochromis amphimelas
Male Oreochromis amphimelas freshly collected from Lake Manyara in 2015
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Oreochromis
Species:
O. amphimelas
Binomial name
Oreochromis amphimelas
(Hilgendorf, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Tilapia amphimelas Hilgendorf, 1905
  • Sarotherodon amphimelas (Hilgendorf, 1905)
  • Tilapia manyarae Hilgendorf, 1905

Oreochromis amphimelas is a species of tilapia cichlid endemic to north–central Tanzania, where it is found in Lake Manyara and a number of other saline lakes with closed basins. Maximum recorded size is 28 cm (11 in) in standard length.[2]

  1. ^ Bayona, J.D.R. (2006). "Oreochromis amphimelas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60629A12388607. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60629A12388607.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Oreochromis amphimelas". FishBase. September 2019 version.