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Scientific Name Tilapia brevimanus  Boulenger, 1911
Common Name
Type Locality Geba River, Guinea-Bissau.
Etymology Tilapia: Bechuana, African native thiape meaning fish. 
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Size 248mm or 9.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Africa: Coastal rivers from Guinea-Bissau (Geba and Corubal Rivers) to and East Liberia (Cess River). Also known from Côte d"Ivoire and Gambia.
African Waters, Geba (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Geba, Corubal (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Cess (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Côte de Ivoire Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 8 (no. 43), pp 57
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Last Update 2013 Aug 01 12:06 (species record created: 2010 Dec 17 06:32)