| Reference no. | Shechonge, A., B.P. Ngatunga, S.J. Bradbeer, J.J. Day, J.J. Freer, A.G.P. Ford, J. Kihedu, T. Richmond, S. Mzighani, A.M. Smith, E.A. Sweke, R. Tamatamah, A.M. Tyers, G.F. Turner and M.J. Genner, 2018 |
| Ecosystem | Tanganyika |
| Status | endemic |
| Abundance | |
| Lifestage | juv./adults |
| Regional database | |
| Remarks | Endemic to Lake Tanganyika, where it is the dominant tilapiine species in the main lake, despite the presence of the normally invasive Nile tilapia (Ref. 118638). It is not normally found far up into inflowing rivers (Ref. 118638). Also Ref. 5166. |