Alcolapia latilabris

Alcolapia latilabris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Alcolapia
Species:
A. latilabris
Binomial name
Alcolapia latilabris
(Seegers & Tichy, 1999)
Synonyms

Oreochromis latilabris Seegers & Tichy, 1999

Alcolapia latilabris, the wide-lipped Natron tilapia, is a species of small fish in the family Cichlidae. It is endemic to the hypersaline, warm Lake Natron in Tanzania. It lives near springs in the southern part of the lake.[2][3] It reaches up to 6.2 cm (2.4 in) in standard length.[2] It has a relatively broad, downturned mouth, which separates it from the two other fish in Lake Natron, A. alcalica and A. ndalalani.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Hanssens, M. & Snoeks, J. (2006). "Oreochromis latilabris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60319A12348298. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60319A12348298.en. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Alcolapia laitilabris". FishBase. October 2018 version.
  3. ^ a b Ford, A.G.P.; L. Ruber; J. Newton; K.K. Dasmahapatra; J.D. Balarin; K. Bruun; J.J. Day (2016). "Niche divergence facilitated by fine-scale ecological partitioning in a recent cichlid fish adaptive radiation". Evolution. 70 (12): 2718–2735. doi:10.1111/evo.13072. PMC 5132037. PMID 27659769.
  4. ^ Genner, M.J.; G.F. Turner; B.P. Ngatunga (2018). "A Guide to Tilapia Fishes of Tanzania" (PDF). Retrieved 6 November 2019.
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