Alcolapia alcalica

Alcolapia alcalica
Alcolapia alcalica
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Alcolapia
Species: A. alcalica
Binomial name
Alcolapia alcalica
(Hilgendorf, 1905)
Synonyms

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.

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