Jipe tilapia
Encyclopedia
The Jipe tilapia is a species of fish
in the family Cichlidae. It is endemic to Lake Jipe
, straddling the borders of Kenya
and Tanzania
.
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
in the family Cichlidae. It is endemic to Lake Jipe
Lake Jipe
Lake Jipe is an inter-territorial lake straddling the borders of Tanzania and Kenya. On the Tanzanian side, it is situated within Mwanga District, in Kilimanjaro Region while on the Kenyan side, it is located south of the village of Nghonji...
, straddling the borders of Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
and Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
.
Source
- Bayona, J.D.R. & Hanssens, M. 2005. Oreochromis jipe. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.