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Lake Rukwa Tilapia
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IUCN VU · Vulnerable

Lake Rukwa Tilapia

Oreochromis rukwaensis

The Lake Rukwa tilapia, Oreochromis rukwaensis, is a species of cichlid endemic to the Lake Rukwa catchment in Tanzania. This species can reach a length of 33 centimetres (13 in) SL. This species is important to local commercial fisheries.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 107893.