Banded tilapia

Tilapia sparrmanii

Twenty Three Point Five Centimeters Cichlid of the Congo Basin

Banded tilapia is a freshwater fish found around Africa. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 23.5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cichlids and Allies
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Tilapia
Maximum length: 23.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: middle Congo River basin in the Kwilu (Ref. 11970 ), Kwango, Kasai drainage (Ref. 11970 , 55074 ) and Lomami (Ref. 106245 ); upper Congo River basin including the Lualaba, upper Lualaba, Lufira, Upemba region, Luvua, Lake Mweru, Luapula (Ref. 55074 ) and Bangweulu (Ref. 5163 , 95585 ); Cunene, Okavango, Lake Ngami, Zambezi, Limpopo, northern tributaries of the Orange River (Ref. 5163 , 11970 ), Cuvelai (Ref. 120641 ), upper Cuanza, Sabi, Lundi and Lake Malawi (Ref. 5163 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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