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| Scientific Name | Tilapia sparrmanii Smith, 1840 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Namaqualand, streams north of Orange River, South Africa. |
| Synonym(s) | Chromis ovalis, Chromis sparrmanni, Chromys moffatii, Tilapia deschauenseei, Tilapia fouloni, Tilapia ovalis |
| Etymology | Tilapia: Bechuana, African native thiape meaning fish. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 235mm or 9.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Shaba, upper Kasaï, upper Dwango, upper Cuanza, Cunene, Okavango, Lake Ngami, Zambezi, Limpopo, Sabi, Lundi, northern tributaries of the Orange River, Lake Malawi, Bangweulu and Moero. African Waters, Congo, Lower Congo, Kasai (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Cuanza (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Cunene (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Okavango (Cubango) (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, Lake Ngami (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Limpopo (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Save (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Save, Lundi (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Orange (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Zambesi, Malawi (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Congo, Upper Congo, Lualaba, Mweru, Luapula, Bangweolo (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Congo, Upper Congo, Lualaba, Mweru (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Illustrations of the zoology of South Africa v. 4, pp no pagination, Pl. 5. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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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:3.42.433.2728 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:39 (species record created: 2010 Dec 17 06:45) |