Holotype
Holotype of Oreochromis angolensis by Denys W. Ovenden. Photo by Pekka Vasankari. Sent by Ad Konings.

Family
Cichlidae

Sub-family
Pseudocrenilabrinae

Tribe
Oreochromini

Genus
Oreochromis


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23-Jan-2013

Oreochromis angolensis (Trewavas, 1973)

Cacusso.


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Original description as Sarotherodon angolensis:

ZooBank:FDDBA780-D4A9-4C90-8BA1-201C5837AC14.

  • Trewavas, Ethelwynn. 1973. "A new species of cichlid fishes of rivers Quanza and Bengo, Angola, with a list of the known Cichlidae of these rivers and a note on Pseudocrenilabrus natalensis Fowler". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology Series. 25(1):27-37 (crc01007)

Conservation: Oreochromis angolensis is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (LC) least concern (2007).