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FishBase Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Oreochromis&speciesname=grahami ---> http://fishbase.de/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Oreochromis&speciesname=grahami http://fishbase.de/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Oreochromis&speciesname=grahami ---> https://fishbase.de/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Oreochromis&speciesname=grahami https://fishbase.de/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Oreochromis&speciesname=grahami ---> http://fishbase.de/summary/Oreochromis-grahami.html http://fishbase.de/summary/Oreochromis-grahami.html ---> https://fishbase.de/summary/Oreochromis-grahami.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Oreochromis Species in    Cichlidae - Classification - Pseudocrenilabrinae Cichlidae Cichliformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Oreochromis grahami ( Boulenger , 1912 ) Magadi tilapia Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Google image Oreochromis grahami Male picture by Seegers, L. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae Etymology: Oreochromis: Latin, aurum = gold + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335 ) . More on author: Boulenger . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 7.5 - 8.5; dH range: 10 - 20. Tropical; 24°C - 32°C (Ref. 2060 ); 1°S - 2°S Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Africa: Lake Magadi in Kenya (Ref. 52331 ). Introduced in Lake Nakuru and Lake Elmenteita, both in Kenya (Ref. 52331 ). Reported as introduced to Lake Natron in Tanzania (Ref. 13364 ), but there is currently no evidence that any introduction led to establishment of breeding populations (Ref. 118638 ). Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ? , range 3 - ? cm Max length : 20.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2 ) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal spines : 3; Anal soft rays : 9 - 11; Vertebrae : 28. Mature females with an overall golden hue; males with the flanks a pale blue. Swollen and brilliant white lateral parts of the lower lip of the mature male. Blue spots on scales becoming iridescent. Genital papilla conical, prominent and yellow in the mature male; swollen in the mature female. An oblique eye-bar intensely black in the breeding male, duller in the female. Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274 ); Occur at temperatures ranging from 16.0-40.0 °C (Ref. 2 ). Feed actively in the evening. Young O. alcalicus grahami eat eggs as they are shed by the female, and much of the time and energy of the territorial male is occupied in driving them off. Feed on invertebrates, at the surface (Ref. 2 ). Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Male prepares a breeding pit, the structure of which may vary with the nature of the substratum. Breeding activities are more actively pursued by both sexes in the morning than in the afternoon. Female lays about 3-10 eggs at a time, picks them up instantly and the male swims with his genital papilla near the mouth, probably emitting sperm. Brooding period reportedly 12-16 days. Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Kullander, Sven O. | Collaborators Seegers, L. and H. Tichy , 1999. The Oreochromis alcalicus flock (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from lakes Natron and Magadi, Tanzania and Kenya, with descriptions of two new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 10(2):97-146. (Ref. 32272 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Endangered (EN)  (B1ab(i,ii,iii)); Date assessed: 16 June 2022 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses Fisheries: ; aquarium: commercial FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01905 (0.00827 - 0.04391), b=3.01 (2.82 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  2.8   ±0.28 se; based on food items. Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low vulnerability (14 of 100). Price category (Ref. 80766 ):   Unknown . 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