Oreochromis tanganicae

Oreochromis tanganicae
Oreochromis tanganicae
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Oreochromis
Species: O. tanganicae
Binomial name
Oreochromis tanganicae
(¨Günther, 1893[verification needed])

Oreochromis tanganicae is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, and inland deltas.

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