Oreochromis jipe
Oreochromis jipe, the Jipe tilapia, is a critically endangered species of cichlid fish native to Kenya and Tanzania, where it is restricted to Lake Jipe and the Pangani River. The population in the Pangani River (including Ruva River) shows some morphological differences compared to the population in Lake Jipe, and it is sometimes recognized as a separate species, the Pangani tilapia ("O. pangani"). Whether regarded as one or two species, the Jipe–Pangani tilapia forms a species flock with the threatened Lake Chala tilapia from the same general region of Kenya and Tanzania.

This Pangani tilapia can reach a standard length of up to . This species is important to local commercial fisheries.
Q219127
critically endangered
Concept
Q3406
cichlid
Concept
Q114
Kenya
LOC
Q924
Tanzania
LOC
Q1101364
Lake Jipe
LOC
Q506955
Pangani River
LOC
Q183252
morphological
Concept
Q1297859
species flock
Concept
Q1827030
Lake Chala tilapia
Concept
Q1847935
standard length
UNK
Q11202642
commercial fisheries
Concept
Q1956217
Oreochromis jipe
Concept
IUCN conservation status
country
basin country
country