Karomo (Oreochromis karomo) fish species and information / pictures of Karomo - Oreochromis karomo

Karomo (Oreochromis karomo) fish species information

Scientific Name
Oreochromis karomo

Common Name
Karomo

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 15 - 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11; Vertebrae: 29. Diagnosis: tasselled species (Ref. 2). Adults with all teeth of the jaws tricuspid (Ref. 2, 55074), with long, slender shafts and curved crowns, arranged in broad bands (Ref. 2). Jaws much enlarged, projecting forwards to form a long snout (Ref. 2), with the tooth bands meeting in the horizontal plane (Ref. 2, 4967). Maxilla with a flange resting on the premaxilla at the curve between its two arms (Ref. 2).

Classification

Classified By
Poll, 1948
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Cichlids (Cichlidae)

Distribution

Region
Africa
Distribution
Africa: Malagarasi River basin (Tanzania).
Range
4°S - 6°S

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
22 °C
Water Temperature To
28 °C
Depth From - meters
Unknown m
Depth To - meters
Unknown m
Zone
benthopelagic
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Trophic Level
2 s.e. 0.00 Based on food items.
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
False
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
True
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
28.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: likely future use; aquarium: commercial
Vulnerability
Moderate vulnerability (35 of 100)
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec=250)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Critically Endangered (CR) (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii))