Oreochromis amphimelas
| Oreochromis amphimelas | |
|---|---|
| Male Oreochromis amphimelas freshly collected from Lake Manyara in 2015 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Oreochromis |
| Species: | O. amphimelas |
| Binomial name | |
| Oreochromis amphimelas (Hilgendorf, 1905) | |
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Oreochromis amphimelas is a species of tilapia cichlid endemic to north–central Tanzania, where it is found in Lake Manyara and a number of other saline lakes with closed basins. Maximum recorded size is 28 cm (11 in) in standard length.