- Oreochromis tanganicae
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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.
References
- Ntakimazi, G. 2005. Oreochromis tanganicae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
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