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Oreochromis squamipinnis (Günther, 1864)

Kasawala
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Tanzania country information

Common names: Chambo, Kasawala, Ling'ara
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Eccles, D.H., 1992
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Lake Nyasa [= Lake Malawi] (Ref. 4967) and its catchment (Ref. 118630, 118638), including crater lakes Kingiri, Ilamba and Massoko (Ref. 118638).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.isp.msu.edu/AFRICANSTUDIES/PLEA/TAFIRI.HTM
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Shechonge, A., B.P. Ngatunga, S.J. Bradbeer, J.J. Day, J.J. Freer, A.G.P. Ford, J. Kihedu, T. Richmond, S. Mzighani, A.M. Smith, E.A. Sweke, R. Tamatamah, A.M. Tyers, G.F. Turner and M.J. Genner, 2018
National Database:

Common names from other countries

鳞翅口孵非鲫, Nchesichesi, Mang'ara, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Oreochromis: Latin, aurum = gold + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical; 9°S - 15°S

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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