- Oreochromis leucostictus
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Oreochromis leucostictus Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Cichlidae Genus: Oreochromis Species: O. leucostictus Binomial name Oreochromis leucostictus
(Trewavas, 1933)Oreochromis leucostictus is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, and inland deltas.
References
- Ntakimazi, G., Twongo, T.K. & Hanssens, M. 2005. Oreochromis leucostictus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
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