| Citation | Eccles, D.H., 1992, FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of Tanzania.. Prepared and published with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (project URT/87/016). FAO, Rome. 145 p. |
| Ref. | 4967 Eccles, D.H., 1992 |
| Page | 95 |
| Named Used as Valid | Oreochromis macrochir |
| Comment | unclear if this species is Oreochromis macrochir or O. mweruensis (Ref. 2, 33478) |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | introduced from Zaire to ponds at Korogwe and distributed to dams nearby and in the eastern rift zone |
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