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.^[1] 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).^[2] 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.^[2][3]

Oreochromis jipe
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Oreochromis
Species:	O. jipe
Binomial name
Oreochromis jipe (R. H. Lowe, 1955)
Synonyms
Tilapia jipe R. H. Lowe, 1955 Sarotherodon jipe (R. H. Lowe, 1955) Tilapia girigan R. H. Lowe, 1955 Oreochromis pangani girigan (R. H. Lowe, 1955) Sarotherodon girigan (R. H. Lowe, 1955) Tilapia pangani R. H. Lowe, 1955 Oreochromis pangani (R. H. Lowe, 1955) Oreochromis pangani pangani (R. H. Lowe, 1955) Sarotherodon pangani (R. H. Lowe, 1955)

This Pangani tilapia can reach a standard length of up to 50 cm (20 in). This species is important to local commercial fisheries.^[4]