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Oreochromis upembae
Oreochromis upembae is a freshwater species of cichlid found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, particularly in the upper parts of the Congo river and the Lualaba river, its range including parts of Upemba. They are benthopelargic bottom feeders. The largest known specimen has a length of 21 cm (8.3 in). They are mouthbrooders.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 107898.