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korogwe, Tilapia mossambica Lowe [R. H.] 1955:356, Pl. 16D [Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology v. 2 (no. 12); ref. 12281] Ponds at the Tanganyika Gov't experimental fish farm at Korogwe, (probably from Pangani River), Tanzania. Holotype: BMNH 1952.2.26.37. Paratypes: BMNH 1952.2.26.5 (1, allotype), 1952.2.26.28-36 (9) and .38 (1). Published as Lowe, but mostly published as Lowe-McConnell. •Valid as Oreochromis korogwe (Lowe 1955) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:318 [ref. 20954], Seegers et al. 2003:44 [ref. 28087]). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis korogwe (Lowe 1955). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Zigi and Pangani basins, eastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.


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