JIPE TILAPIA

Oreochromis jipe

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IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered (CR)

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  - Ray-finned fishes +
    - Perch-like fishes +
      - Cichlid +
        
        Blue tilapias +
        
        Jipe tilapia
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Inhabits lakes (Ref. 4967). Occasionally territorial (Ref. 2). Periphyton browser, additionally feeding on bottom deposits and associated phytoplankton (Ref. 30832). Maternal mouthbrooder (Ref. 54046, 55060).

	Lutjanus madras (Valenciennes, 1831) Indian snapper
	Oreochromis malagarasi Trewavas, 1983
	Coilia dussumieri Valenciennes, 1848 Goldspotted grenadier anchovy
	Varicorhinus platystomus Pappenheim, 1914
	Choridactylus striatus Mandrytsa, 1993

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