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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Genus: Sarotherodon

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13 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 18.6 cm SL
 
Sarotherodon caroli
[Fissi]

Photo by Stiassny, M.L.J.

Africa
Max. Length 15.6 cm SL
Sarotherodon caudomarginatus (Boulenger, 1916)

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Sarotherodon caudomarginatus
[]

Photo by Nightingale, A.

Africa and Eurasia
Max. Length 39.5 cm TL
Sarotherodon galilaeus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Sarotherodon galilaeus
[Mango tilapia]

Photo by Loiselle, P.V.

Africa
Max. Length 7.7 cm SL
Sarotherodon knauerae Neumann, Stiassny & Schliewen, 2011

Photo by Photo by Loiselle, P.V.
 
Sarotherodon knauerae
[]
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Max. Length 10.5 cm SL
 
Sarotherodon lamprechti
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Africa
Max. Length 18.5 cm SL
Sarotherodon linnellii (Lönnberg, 1903)

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Sarotherodon linnellii
[Blackfin tilapia]

Photo by Albering, J.

Africa
Max. Length 16.2 cm SL
Sarotherodon lohbergeri (Holly, 1930)

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Sarotherodon lohbergeri
[Keppi]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 28 cm SL
Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell, 1852

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Sarotherodon melanotheron
[Blackchin tilapia]

Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 20.2 cm SL
Sarotherodon mvogoi (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1965)

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Sarotherodon mvogoi
[]

Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Sarotherodon nigripinnis (Guichenot, 1861)

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Sarotherodon nigripinnis
[]

Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 36.8 cm TL
Sarotherodon occidentalis (Daget, 1962)

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Sarotherodon occidentalis
[]

Photo by Albering, J.

Africa
Max. Length 11.3 cm SL
Sarotherodon steinbachi (Trewavas, 1962)

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Sarotherodon steinbachi
[Kululu]

Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 17.9 cm SL
Sarotherodon tournieri (Daget, 1965)

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Sarotherodon tournieri
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Sarotherodon caroli Fissi Africa 18.6 SL 1930
Sarotherodon caudomarginatus Africa 15.6 SL 1916
Sarotherodon galilaeus Mango tilapia Africa and Eurasia 39.5 TL 1758
Sarotherodon knauerae Africa 7.7 SL 2011
Sarotherodon lamprechti Africa 10.5 SL 2011
Sarotherodon linnellii Blackfin tilapia Africa 18.5 SL 1903
Sarotherodon lohbergeri Keppi Africa 16.2 SL 1930
Sarotherodon melanotheron Blackchin tilapia Africa 28 SL 1852
Sarotherodon mvogoi Africa 20.2 SL 1965
Sarotherodon nigripinnis Africa 18 SL 1861
Sarotherodon occidentalis Africa 36.8 TL 1962
Sarotherodon steinbachi Kululu Africa 11.3 SL 1962
Sarotherodon tournieri Africa 17.9 SL 1965



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