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Oreochromis salinicola (Poll, 1948) |
| Family: | Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 9.6 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: known only from Mwashia (also spelt Moa Chia, Mwashya), a region of saline springs near the Lufira River below the barrage lake at Mwadingusha (upper Congo River basin), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 2). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 15-17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-13; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-9; Vertebrae: 30. Body depth not more than 38.5 % SL; interorbital region narrower and the lower jaw longer than in O. macrochir. Length of pharyngeal bone 35.8% head length in a fish of SL 59 mm. 8-10 dark vertical bars on upper flank; 3 mid-lateral blotches and, in some, 1 at the end of the caudal peduncle. Outer edge of pelvic fin dark. Scales on cheek in 2 rows. | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 (D2) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||