Oreochromis urolepis

The Wami tilapia (Oreochromis urolepis) is a species tilapiine cichlid that is native to Tanzania. It is an important food fish and has been introduced to several other countries, although most of these populations possibly are hybrids with close relatives, especially Mozambique and Nile tilapia.[1][2]

Wami tilapia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Oreochromis
Species:
O. urolepis
Binomial name
Oreochromis urolepis
(Norman, 1922)
Synonyms
  • Sarotherodon urolepis (Norman, 1922)
  • Tilapia adolfi Steindachner, 1915 (synonym)
  • Tilapia urolepis Norman, 1922

This species reaches up to 44.0 cm (17.3 in) in standard length. This tilapia is found in fresh and brackish waters.[1]

The two subspecies, geographically separated, are:

  • O. u. hornorum (Trewavas, 1966) (Wami tilapia)
  • O. u.urolepis (Norman, 1922) (Rufigi tilapia)

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Oreochromis urolepis" in FishBase. September 2019 version.
  2. Nico, L. (11 July 2011). "Oreochromis urolepis (Norman, 1922)". United States Geological Survey – Nonindigenous Aquatic Species. Retrieved 26 September 2019.


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