Alcolapia grahami [SEP] IUCN conservation status
Alcolapia grahami
Alcolapia grahami, the Lake Magadi tilapia or Graham's cichlid, is a vulnerable species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is specialised to live in hot, alkaline waters in springs and lagoons around hypersaline lakes.
Description.
"Alcolapia grahami" is sexually dimorphic, the mature females are golden in colour while the males have pale blue flanks. In the mature males the sides of the mouth have swollen, brilliant white patches and blue iridescent spots on their scales. The males' genital papillae are
Alcolapia
Alcolapia is a genus of small fishes in the Cichlidae family. Their native range is restricted to margins of the hypersaline, warm () Lake Natron and Lake Magadi, as well as similar conditions in nearby hot springs, in Kenya and Tanzania. Two species have been introduced to Lake Nakuru.
Species.
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:
- "Alcolapia alcalica" (Magadi tilapia)
- "Alcolapia grahami"
- "Alcolapia latilabris"
- "Alcolapia ndalalani"