| General information |
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Oreochromis tanganicae (Gunther, 1894) |
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| Common name | Ngege |
| Synonyms |
Chromis tanganicae Gunther, 1894 Neotilapia tanganicae (Gunther, 1894) Petrochromis tanganicae (Gunther, 1894) Sarotherodon tanganicae (Gunther, 1894) Tilapia tanganicae (Gunther, 1894) Petrochromis tanganaicae (Gunther, 1894) Petrochromis andersonii Boulenger, 1901 Neotilapia andersonii Boulenger, 1901 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Least Concern (LC) |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Cichlidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
Tanzania; Burundi; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Zambia |
| Occurrence |
native: Tanzania; native: Burundi; native: Democratic Republic of the Congo; native: Zambia |
| Importance |
Food/ornamental |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Aquac. Facility, University of Maryland, USA |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
1 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
44 |
| Karyotype formula |
2m/sm+42st/a |
| Fundamental arm number |
Not reported |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Nil |
| Reference |
Poletto AB, Ferreira IA, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Nakajima RT, Mazzuchelli J, Ribeiro HB, Venere PC, Nirchio M, Kocher TD, Martins C (2010). Chromosome differentiation Patterns During Cichlid Fish Evolution. BMC Genetics, 11(50): 1471-2156. |
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