Atlas of freshwater fish in southern and eastern Africa.

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FishMAP:   677
Province:   other
Country:   Malawi
Locus:   1535AA
Observer:   Brown Gary
Date of record:   2016-03-29
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   730969
Species name:   Oreochromis sp.
Common name:  
Family:   Cichlidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=FishMAP-677
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 677 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Andrew Deacon
Comment:   Here is a mix of fish species, the photo is to vague to really establish the species, especially it the tilapian fish are Oreochromis mossambicus or Oreochromis shiranus.
Date:   2016-04-17 07:14:42
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Carl Huchzermeyer
Comment:   Indeed young Oreochromis and possibly one Barbus trimaculatus or similar.
Date:   2016-05-01 16:26:47
Species name:   Oreochromis sp.
Species code:   730969

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