Oreochromis jipe

Oreochromis jipe
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Oreochromis
Species:	O. jipe
Binomial name
	Oreochromis jipe; (R. H. Lowe, 1955)
Synonyms
	Tilapia jipe R. H. Lowe, 1955; Sarotherodon jipe (R. H. Lowe, 1955); Tilapia girigan R. H. Lowe, 1955; Oreochromis pangani girigan (R. H. Lowe, 1955); Sarotherodon girigan (R. H. Lowe, 1955); Tilapia pangani R. H. Lowe, 1955; Oreochromis pangani (R. H. Lowe, 1955); Oreochromis pangani pangani (R. H. Lowe, 1955); Sarotherodon pangani (R. H. Lowe, 1955);

Oreochromis jipe, the Jipe tilapia, is a species of cichlid native to Kenya and Tanzania, where it occurs in Lake Jipe and the Pangani River. This species can reach a standard length of 50 cm (20 in). This species is important to local commercial fisheries.^[2]

References

^ Bayona, J.D.R. & Hanssens, M. 2006. Oreochromis jipe. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 8 May 2013.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Oreochromis jipe" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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