Oreochromis variabilis
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Oreochromis variabilis (Boulenger, 1906)
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Oreochromis variabilis, the Victoria tilapia, is a species of cichlid native to Lake Victoria and its tributaries, Lake Kyoga, Lake Kwania and Lake Salisbury as well as being found in the Victorian reach of the Nile above Murchison Falls. This species can reach a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) SL. This species is important to local commercial fisheries as well as being potentially important in aquaculture. It is also found in the aquarium trade.[2]
References
- ^ Twongo, T.K., Bayona, J.D.R. & Hanssens, M. 2006. Oreochromis variabilis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine>. Downloaded on 10 May 2013.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Oreochromis variabilis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.