Alcolapia latilabris | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Alcolapia |
Species: | A. latilabris
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Binomial name | |
Alcolapia latilabris | |
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]
Alcolapia latilabris | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Alcolapia |
Species: | A. latilabris
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Binomial name | |
Alcolapia latilabris | |
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]