Cichlidae

blackchin tilapia

Sarotherodon melanotheron

Males brood eggs within mouths

• Black
• Tropical
• Estuary
• Transcontinental
• Africa
• Europe
• North America
• Deep-bodied
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The blackchin tilapia (Sarotherodon melanotheron), formerly Tilapia melanotheron, T. heudelotii and T. leonensis, is a species of cichlid native to coastal west Africa. It is a paternal mouthbrooder which has been introduced to Asia and North America. In the Philippines, it is also informally called gloria or tilapiang arroyo after former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo because of its small size and mole-like dark pigmentation under its lower jaw, resembling that of the short stature and mole on the former president's left cheek.