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| Scientific Name | Sarotherodon galilaeus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Common Names | Galilaea Tilapia Mango Tilapia |
| Type Locality | Lake Tiberias [Galilée], Israel. |
| Synonym(s) | Chromis galilaeus, Chromis lateralis, Chromis microstomus, Chromis multifasciatus, Chromis pleuromelas, Chromis tiberiadis, Sarotherodon galilaeus borkuanus, Sarotherodon galilaeus boulengeri, Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus, Sarotherodon galilaeus multifasciatus, Sarotherodon galilaeus sanagaensis, Sarotherodon galileus, Sarotherodon multifasciatus, Sarotherodon sanagaensis, Sparus galilaeus, Tilapia borkuana, Tilapia boulengeri, Tilapia galilaea, Tilapia galilaea borkuana, Tilapia galilaea boulengeri |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 410mm or 16.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa and Eurasia: Jordan system, especially in lakes; coastal rivers of Israel; Nile system, including the delta lakes and Lake Albert and Turkana; Jebel Mara, Chad basin w/ the Shari River; central Congo basin, Ubanghi and Uele Rivers, Lake Kotto, Niger, Ogun, Volta, Corubal, Gambia, Casamance and Senegal rivers, Draa (Morocco), Adrar (Mauritania). Populations in Lake Ejagham, Cameroon are vulnerable. Sarotherodon galilaeus ejagham nom. provis. is classified as vulnerable D2 in the 2004 IUCN red list of threatened species. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1, pp 282. |
| 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 S. galilaeus on Fishbase |
 | Look up S. galilaeus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up S. galilaeus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.42.430.2669 | |
| Last Update | 2019 Oct 13 03:48 (species record created: 2010 Dec 17 06:11) |