Alcolapia alcalica
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Species: | A. alcalica
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Alcolapia alcalica (Hilgendorf, 1905)
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Oreochromis alcalicus |
Alcolapia alcalica is an endangered species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is endemic to the hypersaline, warm Lake Natron, its drainage and the Shombole Swamps in Kenya and Tanzania, but has also been introduced to Lake Nakuru.
References
Further references
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Alcolapia alcalica" in FishBase. April 2011 version.
- Alcolapia alcalica Seriously Fish. Retrieved 3 October 2013.