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Scientific Name Orthochromis uvinzae  De Vos & Seegers, 1998
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Type Locality Malagarasi River at the rapids near the salt mine, 5°6'S, 30°22'E, Uvinza, Tanzania.
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Size 86mm or 3.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Africa: known only from the middle Malagarasi drainage at Uvinza, Tanzania.
African Waters, Western Rift Valley Lakes, Tanganyika, Malagarasi (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Critically Endangered, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2006.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 9 (no. 4), pp 402, Figs. 28-30, 32
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Last Update 2013 Sep 02 11:58 (species record created: 2012 Apr 06 06:23)