Species that contain: Tilapia and multifasciata [ 1 ] records

macrostoma, Tilapia multifasciata var. Pellegrin [J.] 1941:189 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 66 (no. 3); ref. 19587] Plage de Balama, Guinea-Bissau. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1941-0080. Type catalog: Blanc 1962:224 [ref. 20868]. •Synonym of Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell 1852, subspecies heudelotii (Duméril 1858) -- (Lévêque et al. 1989:122 [ref. 26480], Trewavas & Teugels 1991:432 [ref. 20954], Lévèque et al. 1991:145 [ref. 31367], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:767 [ref. 21590]). Current status: Synonym of Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell 1852. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.