| Accepted scientific name: |
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Tilapia rendalli (Boulenger, 1897) (accepted name) |
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| Synonyms: |
| Chromis rendalli Boulenger, 1897 (synonym) |
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| Chromis rendallii Boulenger, 1897 (synonym) |
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| Tilapia christyi Boulenger, 1915 (synonym) |
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| Tilapia druryi Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917 (synonym) |
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| Tilapia gefuensis Thys van den Audenaerde, 1964 (synonym) |
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| Tilapia kirkhami Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917 (synonym) |
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| Tilapia lata (non Günther, 1862) (misapplied name) |
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| Tilapia latifrons Boulenger, 1906 (synonym) |
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| Tilapia mackeani Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917 (synonym) |
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| Tilapia melanopleura (non Duméril, 1861) (misapplied name) |
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| Tilapia melanopleura rendalli (Boulenger, 1897) (synonym) |
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| Tilapia melanopleura swierstrae Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917 (synonym) |
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| Tilapia rendalii (Boulenger, 1897) (synonym) |
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| Tilapia rendalli gefuensis Thys van den Audenaerde, 1964 (synonym) |
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| Tilapia rendalli rendalli (Boulenger, 1897) (synonym) |
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| Tilapia rendalli swierstrae Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917 (synonym) |
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| Tilapia rendallis (Boulenger, 1897) (synonym) |
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| Tilapia sexfasciata Pellegrin, 1900 (synonym) |
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| Tilapia swierstrae Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917 (synonym) |
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| Tilapia sykesii Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917 (synonym) |
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| Tilapia zillii (non Gervais, 1848) (misapplied name) |
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| Common names: |
| Common name |
Transliteration |
Language |
Country |
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| Kayabo |
- |
- |
Tanzania |
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| Noordelike rooibors-tilapia |
- |
Afrikaans |
Namibia |
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| Rooibors-tilapia |
- |
Afrikaans |
South Africa |
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| Rooiborskurper |
- |
Afrikaans |
South Africa |
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| Mpende |
- |
Bemba |
Zambia(Bangweulu swamps (Ref. 6378); Mweru-Luapula or Mwe) |
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| Tshikele |
- |
Chokwe |
Angola |
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| Congo tilapia |
- |
English |
USA |
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| Northern redbreast bream |
- |
English |
Namibia |
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| Red-breasted bream |
- |
English |
Zambia(Bangweulu swamps) |
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| Red-breasted tilapia |
- |
English |
Malawi |
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| Red-breasted tilapia |
- |
English |
Tanzania |
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| Redbreast tilapia |
- |
English |
Kenya |
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| Redbreast tilapia |
- |
English |
Malawi(Lake Malawi Basin) |
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| Redbreast tilapia |
- |
English |
Namibia(Kwando River (Ref. 81703).) |
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| Redbreast tilapia |
- |
English |
Rwanda |
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| Redbreast tilapia |
- |
English |
South Africa |
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| Redbreast tilapia |
- |
English |
Tanzania |
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| Redbreast tilapia |
- |
English |
United Kingdom |
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| Redbreast tilapia |
- |
English |
USA |
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| Redbreast tilapia |
- |
English |
Zambia(Lake Kariba) |
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| Redbreast tilapia |
- |
English |
Zimbabwe |
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| Redbreasted bream |
- |
English |
USA |
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| Ekouni |
- |
Fang |
Gabon |
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| Punarintatilapia |
- |
Finnish |
Finland |
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| Carpe |
- |
French |
Gabon |
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| Rendalls Tilapie |
- |
German |
Germany |
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| Rotbrüstige Tilapie |
- |
German |
Germany |
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| Kapa |
- |
Lwena |
Angola |
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| Khundu |
- |
Lwena |
Angola |
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| Tshimbua |
- |
Lwena |
Angola |
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| 伦氏非鲫 |
Lun shi fei ji |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| 倫氏非鯽 |
Lun shih fei ji |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| Chilunguni |
- |
Nyanja |
Malawi(Lake Malawi Basin) |
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| Chiunguni |
- |
Nyanja |
Malawi(Lake Malawi Basin) |
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| Mphende |
- |
Nyanja |
Malawi(Lower Shire River Valley) |
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| Ngondue |
- |
Sena |
Mozambique |
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| Mojarra
Mojarra |
- |
Spanish |
Mexico |
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| Mojarrita |
- |
Spanish |
Mexico |
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| Tilápia |
- |
Spanish |
Mexico |
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| Ngege |
- |
Swahili (individual language) |
Kenya |
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| Ngege |
- |
Swahili (individual language) |
Tanzania |
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| Ngege |
- |
Swahili (individual language) |
Uganda |
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| Perege |
- |
Swahili (individual language) |
Tanzania |
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| Sato |
- |
Swahili (individual language) |
Tanzania |
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| Classification: |
| Kingdom |
Animalia
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CoL |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2b7e0a3-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Phylum |
Chordata
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CoL |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2a0f2ea-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Class |
Actinopterygii
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FishBase |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2a17954-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Order |
Perciformes
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FishBase |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2a17b39-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Family |
Cichlidae
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FishBase |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2bb5542-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Genus |
Tilapia
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FishBase |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2f2a2e9-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Distribution: |
Africa: Kasai drainage (middle Congo River basin), throughout upper Congo River drainage, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Malawi, Zambesi, coastal areas from Zambesi Delta to Natal, Okavango and Cunene (Ref. 5163). Also in the Limpopo (Ref. 55074). Introduced elsewhere usually for weed control and aquaculture. Several countries report adverse ecological impact after introduction. |
| Lifezones: |
Brackish,freshwater |
| Additional data: |
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| Latest taxonomic scrutiny: |
Group expert : Kullander, S., 19-May-2014 |
| Source database: |
FishBase, Jan 2015
99%
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| Bibliographic citation: |
Froese R. & Pauly D. (eds) (2025). FishBase (version Jan 2015). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2015 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Kunze T., Flann C., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., eds). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/col. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-8858. |
| Online resource: |
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=1397
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| CoL taxon LSID: |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:29d92d20-c365-11e4-869f-239583ce8323:col20150401 |
