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Scientific Name Oreochromis mortimeri  (Trewavas, 1966)
Common Names Kariba Tilapia
Kurper Bream
Type Locality Chiwanda, Luangwa Valley, Zambia.
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Size 480mm or 18.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Africa: Middle Zambezi and its tributaries, including Luangwa River (except probably the upper reaches of its tributaries Lunsemfwa and Mulungwishi above the escarpment), Hunyani River and Lake Kariba.
African Waters, Zambesi, Middle Zambesi (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Zambesi, Luangwa (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Zambesi, Kariba (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 2007.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 74 (nos 3-4), pp 413.
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Last Update 2019 Aug 23 05:54 (species record created: 2010 Dec 10 03:49)