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| Scientific Name | Tilapia ruweti (Poll & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1965) |
| Common Name | Okavango Tilapia |
| Type Locality | Lufira River at Mwandingusha, Congo River basin. |
| Synonym(s) | Pelmatochromis ruweti |
| Etymology | Tilapia: Bechuana, African native thiape meaning fish. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 104mm or 4.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Swampy high plateaus of the Congo-Zambezi watershed. Also known from the Okavango delta. Reported from Zimbabwe. African Waters, Congo (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Zambesi (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Okavango (Cubango) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 72 (nos 3-4), pp 323, Fig. 1 |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my fish" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.42.433.2726 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:39 (species record created: 2010 Dec 17 06:43) |