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    Species Accepted

    Oreochromis urolepis (Norman, 1922)

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Recorded as introduced in 16 countries or islands

      16 results
      Introduced inAccording toInvasiveOccurrences in GBIF
      BrazilNo
      BahamasYes
      Costa RicaNo
      CubaNo
      Dominican RepublicNo
      FijiNo
      HondurasNo
      Sri LankaNo
      MexicoYes
      MalaysiaNo

      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      5 results
      Rufigi Tilapia English
      Tilapia wami Spanish
      Tilápia-cremada Portuguese
      Wami tilapia English
      oliivitilapia Finnish

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      3 results
      Nelson, J. S., Crossman, E. J., Espinosa-Pérez, H., Findley, L. T., Gilbert, C. R., Lea, R. N., & Williams, J. D. (2004). Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada and Mexico Special Publication. American Fisheries Society, 29 American Fisheries Society: Bethesda. ISBN 1-888569-61-1. 386 + CD-Rom, pp. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=168273
      Trewavas, E. (1966). A preliminary review of fishes of the genus Tilapia in the eastward-flowing rivers of Africa, with proposals of two new specific names. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines, v. 74 (nos 3–4): 394–424. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=498761
      Norman, J. R. (1922). Four new fishes from Tanganyika Territory. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9), 9 (no. 54): 686–688. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222932208632734 10.1080/00222932208632734

      Citation

      Oreochromis urolepis (Norman, 1922) in undefined