''Oreochromis chungruruensis'', the Kiungululu tilapia, is a species of

cichlid Cichlids are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes. Cichlids were traditionally classed in a suborder, the Labroidei, along with the wrasses ( Labridae), in the order Perciformes, but molecular studies have contradicted this ...

fish that is endemic to Lake Chungruru (also known as Kiungululu), a small isolated crater lake in the Rungwe District in southern Tanzania. This species reaches up to in

standard length Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology. Overall length * Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish m ...

and in total length. It is critically endangered due to overfishing and non-native tilapia species that have been introduced to Lake Chungruru.

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chun Endemic freshwater fish of Tanzania Critically endangered fish Critically endangered fauna of Africa Fish described in 1924 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Tilapiini-stub