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Cichlidae
Spotted tilapia
Pelmatolapia mariae
Thirty Two Point Three Centimeters Cichlid
- Tropical
- Coastal
- Lower river
- Regional distribution
- Africa
- Fusiform
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Fusiform
MediumSpotted tilapia is known around Africa as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 32.3 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Cichlids and Allies
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Pelmatolapia
- Maximum length
- 32.3 cm
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Africa: coastal lagoons and lower river courses from the Tabou River (Côte d'Ivoire) to the Kribi River (Cameroon), but absent from the area between the Pra River (Ghana) and Benin (Ref. 53405 ). Also recorded from the lower Ntem, Cameroon (81260).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
