tilapia

Sarotherodon galilaeus

Thirty Nine Point Five Centimeters Cichlid of the Niger Basin

tilapia is a freshwater fish from Africa and Eurasia. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 39.5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cichlids and Allies
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Sarotherodon
Maximum length: 39.5 cm
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Africa and Eurasia: Jordan system, especially in lakes; coastal rivers of Israel; Nile system, including the delta lakes and Lake Albert and Turkana; in West Africa in the Senegal, Gambia, Casamance, Géba, Konkouré, Sassandra, Bandama, Comoé, Niger, Volta, Tano, Lake Bosumtwi, Mono, Ouémé, Ogun, Cross, Benue, Logone, Shari and Lake Chad; Draa (Morocco), Adrar (Mauritania); Saharian oases Borku, Ennedi and Tibesti in northern Chad; Sanaga and Nyong basins in Cameroon (Ref. 4999 ). In the Congo basin, Sarotherodon galilaeus boulengeri is known from the lower and middle Congo River from Matadi to Pool Malebo (=Stanley Pool) and the lower Kasai (Ref. 2 ) and Lukenie (Ref. 55074 ) while Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus is present in the middle Congo River basin, in the middle Congo River and dr
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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