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Oreochromis chungruruensis
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Oreochromis
Species:	O. chungruruensis
Binomial name
Oreochromis chungruruensis (C. G. E. Ahl, 1924)
Synonyms
Tilapia chungruruensis C. G. E. Ahl, 1924 Sarotherodon chungruruensis (C. G. E. Ahl, 1924)

Oreochromis chungruruensis, the Kiungululu tilapia, is a species of cichlid fish that is endemic to Lake Chungruru (also known as Kiungululu), a small isolated crater lake in the Rungwe District in southern Tanzania. This species reaches up to 15.4 cm (6.1 in) in standard length and 19.5 cm (7.7 in) in total length. It is critically endangered due to overfishing and non-native tilapia species that have been introduced to Lake Chungruru.

References

1. ^ Turner, G.; Shechonge, A.; Tweddle, D. (2018). "Oreochromis chungruruensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T60626A47204093. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60626A47204093.en.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Oreochromis chungruruensis". FishBase. September 2019 version.

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