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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Oreochromis placidus (Trewavas, 1941) |
| Common Name | Black Tilapia |
| Type Locality | Idunda River, lower Buzi River, south of the Zambezi River, Portuguese East Africa. |
| Synonym(s) | Oreochromis placidus placidus, Oreochromis placidus rovumae, Oreochromis placidus ruvumae, Sarotherodon placidus, Sarotherodon ruvumae, Tilapia placida, Tilapia ruvumae |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 355mm or 14" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Lower Zambezi and southwards in the lower parts of the Sabi, Lundi, Pungwe and Buzi Rivers. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 11) v. 7 (no. 39), pp 306. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up O. placidus on Fishbase |
 | Look up O. placidus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up O. placidus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.42.428.2657 | |
| Last Update | 2019 Oct 13 03:47 (species record created: 2010 Dec 10 03:54) |