Alcolapia latilabris explained

Alcolapia latilabris, the wide-lipped Natron tilapia, is a species of small fish in the family Cichlidae. It is endemic to the hypersaline, warm Lake Natron in Tanzania. It lives near springs in the southern part of the lake.[1] It reaches up to in standard length. It has a relatively broad, downturned mouth, which separates it from the two other fish in Lake Natron, A. alcalica and A. ndalalani.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Ford, A.G.P. . L. Ruber . J. Newton . K.K. Dasmahapatra . J.D. Balarin . K. Bruun . J.J. Day . 2016 . Niche divergence facilitated by fine-scale ecological partitioning in a recent cichlid fish adaptive radiation . Evolution . 70 . 12 . 2718–2735 . 10.1111/evo.13072 . 27659769 . 5132037 . free .
  2. Web site: Genner, M.J. . G.F. Turner . B.P. Ngatunga . 2018 . A Guide to Tilapia Fishes of Tanzania . 6 November 2019 .

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