Oreochromis jipe

Oreochromis jipe
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Oreochromis
Species:	O. jipe
Binomial name
	Oreochromis jipe; (R. H. Lowe, 1955)
Synonyms
	Tilapia jipe R. H. Lowe, 1955; Sarotherodon jipe (R. H. Lowe, 1955); Tilapia girigan R. H. Lowe, 1955; Oreochromis pangani girigan (R. H. Lowe, 1955); Sarotherodon girigan (R. H. Lowe, 1955); Tilapia pangani R. H. Lowe, 1955; Oreochromis pangani (R. H. Lowe, 1955); Oreochromis pangani pangani (R. H. Lowe, 1955); Sarotherodon pangani (R. H. Lowe, 1955);

Oreochromis jipe, the Jipe tilapia, is a critically endangered species of cichlid fish native to Kenya and Tanzania, where it is restricted to Lake Jipe and the Pangani River.^[1] The population in the Pangani River (including Ruva River) shows some morphological differences compared to the population in Lake Jipe, and it is sometimes recognized as a separate species, the Pangani tilapia (O. pangani).^[2] Whether regarded as one or two species, the Jipe–Pangani tilapia forms a species flock with the threatened Lake Chala tilapia from the same general region of Kenya and Tanzania.^[2]^[3]

This Pangani tilapia can reach a standard length of up to 50 cm (20 in). This species is important to local commercial fisheries.^[4]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Bayona, J.D.R. & Hanssens, M. (2006). "Oreochromis jipe". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60628A12388450. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60628A12388450.en.
^ ^a ^b Moser, F.N.; J.C. van Rijssel; B. Ngatunga; S. Mwaiko; O. Seehausen (2019). "The origin and future of an endangered crater lake endemic; phylogeography and ecology of Oreochromis hunteri and its invasive relatives". Hydrobiologia. 832 (1): 283–296. doi:10.1007/s10750-018-3780-z. S2CID 254552204.
^ Dieleman, J.; M. Muschick; W.D. Nyingi; D. Verschuren (2019). "Species integrity and origin of Oreochromis hunteri (Pisces: Cichlidae), endemic to crater Lake Chala (Kenya–Tanzania)". Hydrobiologia. 832 (1): 269–282. doi:10.1007/s10750-018-3570-7. S2CID 254540999.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Oreochromis jipe" in FishBase. September 2019 version.

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[iucn_status_17_November_2021-1] Bayona, J.D.R. & Hanssens, M. (2006). "Oreochromis jipe". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60628A12388450. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60628A12388450.en.

[Moser2019-2] Moser, F.N.; J.C. van Rijssel; B. Ngatunga; S. Mwaiko; O. Seehausen (2019). "The origin and future of an endangered crater lake endemic; phylogeography and ecology of Oreochromis hunteri and its invasive relatives". Hydrobiologia. 832 (1): 283–296. doi:10.1007/s10750-018-3780-z. S2CID 254552204.

[Dieleman2019-3] Dieleman, J.; M. Muschick; W.D. Nyingi; D. Verschuren (2019). "Species integrity and origin of Oreochromis hunteri (Pisces: Cichlidae), endemic to crater Lake Chala (Kenya–Tanzania)". Hydrobiologia. 832 (1): 269–282. doi:10.1007/s10750-018-3570-7. S2CID 254540999.

[FishBase-4] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Oreochromis jipe" in FishBase. September 2019 version.

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