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Scientific Name Oreochromis esculentus  (Graham, 1928)
Common Names Singida Tilapia
Graham's Tilapia
Type Locality Lake Victoria [Victoria Nyanza], Kenya.
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Size 500mm or 19.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Africa: Lake Victoria, Lake Nabugabo, Lakes Kyoga and Kwania, and the Victoria Nile above the Murchison Falls; the Malawa River (Uganda) and Lake Gangu, west of Lake Victoria. This species, which was originally endemic to Lake Victoria, is widely distributed in dams. At least one country reports adverse ecological impact after introduction.
African Waters, Western Rift Valley Lakes, Victoria (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Nabugabo (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Nile, Upper Nile, White Nile, Kyoga (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Nile, Upper Nile, White Nile, Kyoga, Kwania (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Nile, Upper Nile (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Near Threatened, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 10) v. 2 (no. 8), pp 209, Pls. 9 (fig. 1), 10A, 11
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Last Update 2013 Jul 30 20:34 (species record created: 2010 Dec 10 03:55)