upembae, Tilapia nilotica Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.] 1964:92, Pl. 7 (bottom fig.) [Annales, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Série in 8o, Sciences Zoologiques No. 124; ref. 3666] Nyonga, Upemba, Congo. Holotype: MRAC 21002. Paratypes: IRSNB 463 [ex IRSNB 6447] (2), 702 (1); MRAC 21003 (1), 69847 (1), 72714-22 (9), 79-1-P-5129 (1), 79-1-P-5130 (1). Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:38 [ref. 20755]. •Valid as Oreochromis upembae (Thys van den Audenaerde 1964) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:343 [ref. 20954], De Vos et al. 2001:132 [ref. 26059] with subspecies, Kullander & Roberts 2012:364, 369 [ref. 31751], Bigirimana et al. 2024:37 [ref. 41336]). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis upembae (Thys van den Audenaerde 1964). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Central Africa: Lualaba River drainage, upper and middle Congo River basin, and Malagarazi River basin (Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.
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