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Species in the genus Oreochromis: [ 81 ] records

adolfi, Tilapia Steindachner [F.] 1915:82 [24] [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse. v. 92; ref. 15072] Mukondokwa River, near Kilosa, Tanzania. Lectotype: NMW 24782. Paralectotypes: NMW 24783 (1). Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Tilapia adolfi Steindachner 1909, replaced by Tilapia hornorum Trewavas 1966. Lectotype designation not established, not selected here. •Synonym of Oreochromis urolepis (Norman 1922), subspecies hornorum (Trewavas 1966) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:343 [ref. 20954]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis urolepis (Norman 1922). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

alcalica, Tilapia Hilgendorf [F. M.] 1905:407 [Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere (Jena) v. 22 (no. 4); ref. 15364] Ndadalani at the Nguruman Salt Lake [now Lake Natron], Tanzania. Lectotype: ZMB 16337 (40.5 mm). Paralectotypes: BMNH 1905.7.25.29-31 (now 4), ZMB 31905 [ex ZMB 16377] (4). Lectotype selected by Seegers & Tichy 1999:103 [ref. 23790]. •Valid as Alcolapia alcalica (Hilgendorf 1905) -- (Seegers et al. 2003:42 [ref. 28087] as alcalicus, Seegers 2008:154 [ref. 29830]). •Valid as Oreochromis alcalicus (Hilgendorf 1905), valid subspecies alcalicus -- (Trewavas 1982:12 [ref. 39521]). •Valid as Oreochromis alcalicus (Hilgendorf 1905) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:307 [ref. 20954], Seegers & Tichy 1999:101 [ref. 23790], Ford et al. 2019:223 [ref. 36713]). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis alcalicus (Hilgendorf 1905). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: East Africa: Tanzania and Kenya. Habitat: freshwater.

alleni, Tilapia Fowler [H. W.] 1931:238, Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 83; ref. 1409] Botletle River at Maun, Bechuanaland [Botswana]. Holotype (unique): ANSP 53193. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:56 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Oreochromis macrochir (Boulenger 1912) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:321 [ref. 20954]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis macrochir (Boulenger 1912). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

amphimelas, Tilapia Hilgendorf [F. M.] 1905:405 [Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere (Jena) v. 22 (no. 4); ref. 15364] Lake Manyara, east Africa. Syntypes: (2) ZMB 16373 (now 3). •Valid as Oreochromis amphimelas (Hilgendorf 1905) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:308 [ref. 20954], Ford et al. 2019:223 [ref. 36713]). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis amphimelas (Hilgendorf 1905). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Central Tanzanian lakes. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

andersonii, Chromys Castelnau [F. L.] 1861:14 [Mémoire sur les poissons de l'Afrique australe; ref. 767] Okavango River, Botswana, southern Africa. Neotype: BMNH 1910.5.31.71. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:44 [ref. 20862]. Original genus should have been Chromis. Neotype designated by Trewavas 1966:414 [ref. 9082]. •Valid as Oreochromis andersonii (Castelnau 1861) -- (Trewavas 1981:42 [ref. 39520], Trewavas & Teugels 1991:309 [ref. 20954], Skelton 1993:327 [ref. 24071], Skelton 2001:327 [ref. 27406], Seegers et al. 2003:43 [ref. 28087], Marshall 2011:249 [ref. 31755], Kramer et al. 2016:unnumbered p. [ref. 34331], Bruton et al. 2018:88 [ref. 36373], Skelton 2019:236 [ref. 36564], Fermon et al. 2022:246 [ref. 39448] with question). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis andersonii (Castelnau 1861). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Southern-central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

andersonii, Petrochromis Boulenger [G. A.] 1901:13 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 8 (no. 43) (art. 3); ref. 14749] Albert Edward Nyanza [Lake Albert] [in error]. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1906.9.7.48. Subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied in Oreochromis by Chromys andersonii Castelnau 1861. •Synonym of Tilapia tanganicae (Günther 1894) -- (Trewavas 1946:241 [ref. 35931]). •Synonym of Oreochromis tanganicae (Günther 1894) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:343 [ref. 20954]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis tanganicae (Günther 1894). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

angolensis, Sarotherodon Trewavas [E.] 1973:27, Pl. 1 [Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology v. 25 (no. 1) (art. 2); ref. 7593] Quanza River at Cambambe, Angola. Holotype: BMNH 1911.6.1.140. Paratypes: ANSP 37976-81 (6); BMNH 1911.6.1.141-142 (2), 1911.6.1.143-147 (5); NMW 24679-683 (5); USNM 42323 (1), 42325 (6), 42327 (1), 42335 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:56 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Oreochromis angolensis (Trewavas 1973) -- (Trewavas 1981:42 [ref. 39520], Trewavas 1982:12 [ref. 39521], Trewavas & Teugels 1991:310 [ref. 20954], Skelton 2019:236 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis angolensis (Trewavas 1973). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Southern Africa. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

arnoldi, Tilapia Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1917:497 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 11 (pt 6); ref. 15119] Mazoe River, Rhodesia [Zimbabwe], southern Africa. Holotype (unique): SAM 10862 [now at AMG]. •Synonym of Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters 1852) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:327 [ref. 20954]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters 1852). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

athiensis, Tilapia nilotica var. Boulenger [G. A.] 1916:347 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1916 (pt 2) (art. 10); ref. 15052] Tributaries of Athi River, Kenya. Syntypes: BMNH 1915.12.2.88-102 (?30). •Synonym of Oreochromis spilurus (Günther 1894), subspecies niger (Günther 1894) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:340 [ref. 20954], Seegers et al. 2003:45 [ref. 28087]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis spilurus (Günther 1894). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

aureus, Chromis Steindachner [F.] 1864:229, Pl. 8 (fig. 5) [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 14; ref. 13938] West Africa. Lectotype: NMW 32874. Paralectotypes: (several). Lectotype selected by Trewavas 1965:265 [ref. 23091]. •Valid as Tilapia aurea (Steindachner 1864) -- (Lee et al. 1980:771 [ref. 22416], Boschung 1992:150 [ref. 23239]). •Valid as Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner 1864) -- (Trewavas 1982:12 [ref. 39521], Krupp & Schneider 1989:396 [ref. 13651], Page & Burr 1991:334 [ref. 18983], Trewavas & Teugels 1991:311 [ref. 20954], Lévèque et al. 1991:145 [ref. 31367], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:763 [ref. 21590], Skelton 1993:330 [ref. 24071], Mekkawy 1995:1 [ref. 23990], Zhu 1995:172, 206 [ref. 25213], Fuller et al. 1999:435 [ref. 25838], Rafique 2000:327 [ref. 25220], Carpenter 2001:3336 [ref. 26131], Skelton 2001:330 [ref. 27406], Moyle 2002:420 [ref. 26449], Carpenter 2003:1693 [ref. 27092], Mirza 2003:24 [ref. 27265], Hamidan 2004:391 [ref. 37679], Nelson et al. 2004:153 [ref. 27807], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:209 [ref. 28183], Fricke et al. 2007:92 [ref. 29533], Scharpf 2009:8 [ref. 30400], Minckley & Marsh 2009:265 [ref. 31114], Marshall 2011:257 [ref. 31755], Kottelat 2013:374 [ref. 32989], Page et al. 2013:156 [ref. 32708], Barriga Salazar 2014:118 [ref. 35745], Jiménez-Prado et al. 2015:335 [ref. 34894], Çiçek et al. 2015:152 [ref. 35151], Zhang et al. 2016:213 [ref. 34477], Neumann et al. 2016:307 [ref. 35036], Esmaeili et al. 2017:88 [ref. 35254], Bruton et al. 2018:110 [ref. 36373], Esmaeili et al. 2018:71 [ref. 36089], Raz-Guzmán et al. 2018:345 [ref. 36407], Robins et al. 2018:385 [ref. 35886], Louizi et al. 2019:98 [ref. 38351], Çiçek et al. 2020:257 [ref. 37644], Dyldin et al. 2020:100 [ref. 37569], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:255 [ref. 37983], Rodríguez-Barrera et al. 2020:45 [ref. 37800], Angulo 2021:9 [ref. 38913], Fu et al. 2021:9573 [ref. 39347], Al-Faisal et al. 2022:1409 [ref. 39565], Çiçek et al. 2022:4 [ref. 38985], Gómez-Martínez et al. 2022:243 [ref. 39506], Chan et al. 2023:145 [ref. 40365], Esmaeili & Hamidan 2023:216 [ref. 40377], Jamandre 2023:163 [ref. 40455], Saad et al. 2023:39 [ref. 40501]). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner 1864). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Middle East and Africa. Introduced widely elsewhere, including many states in the U.S.A. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

baringoensis, Oreochromis niloticus Trewavas [E.] 1983:177, Fig. 61 [ ref. 20940] Baringo Lake, Kenya. Holotype: BMNH 1933.2.23.12. Paratypes: BMNH 1933.2.23.13-22 (10). •Synonym of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies baringoensis Trewavas 1983 as described -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:328 [ref. 20954], Seegers et al. 2003:44 [ref. 28087]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

bassamkhalafi, Oreochromis mossambicus Khalaf [N. A. B. A. T.] 2009:2, Figs. [Gazelle: The Palestinian Biological Bulletin v. 27 (no. 92); ref. 30575] Wadi Al Wurayah Pools, Emirate of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. Holotype: OMBK-1 [Norman Ali Khalaf-von Jaffe's coll.]. Original description does not give a differential diagnosis, not available. •Apparently introduced; validity and possibility that this is based on a hybrid needs study (pers. comm. T.Litz, 11/17/09). Hybrid. Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters 1852). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

browni, Tilapia Nichols [J. T.] 1923:1, Fig. 1 [American Museum Novitates No. 65; ref. 15414] Ramis River near Ganame, Harar Province, Ethiopia, East Africa. Holotype (unique): AMNH 8186. •Synonym of Oreochromis spilurus (Günther 1894) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:341 [ref. 20954]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis spilurus (Günther 1894). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

calciati, Tilapia Gianferrari [L.] 1924:242, Fig. [Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali di Milano v. 63; ref. 15448] Setit [Tekeze] River, Eritrea, Ethiopia. Holotype (unique): MSNM 59 [ex MSNM 4312]. •Synonym of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:331 [ref. 20954]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

cancellata, Tilapia Nichols [J. T.] 1923:2, Fig. 2 [American Museum Novitates No. 65; ref. 15414] Albano River about 60 [not 6] kilometers west of Addagalla, Harar Province, Ethiopia, East Africa. Holotype: AMNH 8187. Paratypes: AMNH 8203 (2). •Synonym of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies cancellatus (Nichols 1923) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:328 [ref. 20954]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

chapmanii, Chromys Castelnau [F. L.] 1861:15 [Mémoire sur les poissons de l'Afrique australe; ref. 767] Lake Ngami, Botswana, southern Africa. Holotype (unique): MNHN (not found). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:45 [ref. 20862]. Original genus should have been Chromis. •Synonym of Oreochromis macrochir (Boulenger 1912) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:322 [ref. 20954]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis macrochir (Boulenger 1912). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

chilwae, Tilapia shirana Trewavas [E.] 1966:52 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 74 (nos 1-2); ref. 9081] Lake Chilwa, southeast of Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa. Holotype: BMNH 1966.7.19.1. Paratypes: BMNH 1966.7.19.2 (1), 1966.7.19.3-30 (28). •Synonym of Oreochromis shiranus Boulenger 1897, but a valid subspecies chilwae (Trewavas 1966) -- (Trewavas 1981:42 [ref. 39520], Trewavas & Teugels 1991:338 [ref. 20954]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis shiranus Boulenger 1897. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

chungruruensis, Tilapia Ahl [E.] 1924:86 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 59 (nos 3/4); ref. 15435] "Chungrurusee", Tanganyika Territory. Holotype: ZMB 21410. Paratypes: (?29) ZMB 32623-25 (2, 10, 5). Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:96 [ref. 21847]. •Valid as Oreochromis chungruruensis (Ahl 1924) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:314 [ref. 20954], Ford et al. 2019:223 [ref. 36713]). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis chungruruensis (Ahl 1924). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Tanzania: Lake Kyungululu. Habitat: freshwater.

cimballii, Labrodascyllus Di Caporiacco [L.] 1948:198, Fig. 1 [Bollettino di Pesca, Piscicoltura e Idrobiologia Yr. 23 [v. 2, N.S.]; ref. 721] Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: MZUF 5571-72 (2). Type catalog: Vanni 1991:226 [ref. 20099]. •Probably a synonym of Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters 1852) -- (P. Parenti pers. comm. 4/20). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters 1852). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

danconai, Oreochromis Di Caporiacco [L.] 1948:197 [Bollettino di Pesca, Piscicoltura e Idrobiologia Yr. 23 [v. 2, N.S.]; ref. 721] Giuba [Juba], Ethiopia. Lectotype: MZUF 5636. Paralectotypes: MZUF 5599-5635 (7), 5637-5643 (37). Type catalog: Vanni 1991:225 [ref. 20099]. Originally as d'anconai. Lectotype selected by Vanni 1991:225 [ref. 20099]. •Synonym of Oreochromis spilurus (Günther 1894) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:341 [ref. 20954]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis spilurus (Günther 1894). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

dumerilii, Chromis Steindachner [F.] 1864:225, Pl. 7 (fig. 1) [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 14; ref. 13938] West Africa. Holotype (unique): NMW 32907. •Synonym of Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters 1852) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:327 [ref. 20954]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters 1852). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

eduardiana, Tilapia Boulenger [G. A.] 1912:138 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 10 (no. 55); ref. 14832] Southeastern slope of Mt. Ruwenzori, Uganda, elevation 3200 feet. Syntypes: BMNH 1907.4.20.21-26 (6). •Synonym of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies eduardianus (Boulenger 1912) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:329 [ref. 20954], Poll & Gosse 1995:285 [ref. 24781]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

esculenta, Tilapia Graham [M.] 1928:209, Pls. 9 (fig. 1), 10A, 11 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 10) v. 2 (no. 8); ref. 15849] Lake Victoria [Victoria Nyanza], Kenya. Holotype: BMNH 1928.5.24.99. Paratypes: (38) BMNH 1928.5.24.58-67 (10?), 1928.5.24.68-77 (10?), 1928.5.30.1-6 (6?), 1928.5.30.7-12 (6?); MCZ 32718 [ex BMNH 1928.5.24.58-77] (1). •Valid as Oreochromis esculentus (Graham 1928) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:315 [ref. 20954], Seegers 1996:307 [ref. 23725], Seegers et al. 2003:44 [ref. 28087], Ford et al. 2019:223 [ref. 36713], Akoth et al. 2023:15 [ref. 40069]). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis esculentus (Graham 1928). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: East Africa: Lake Victoria basin and part of Nile [translocated in some parts of Africa]. Habitat: freshwater.

exul, Tilapia nilotica Steinitz [H.] 1951:514 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12) v. 4 (no. 41) (art. 51); ref. 12922] Ein Feshkha, Dead Sea. Holotype: HUJ 1209. Paratypes: HUJ 1210-12 (3). •Synonym of Tilapia aurea (Steindachner 1864) -- (Goren 1974:102 [ref. 7502]). •Synonym of Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner 1864) -- (Krupp & Schneider 1989:396 [ref. 13651], Trewavas & Teugels 1991:312 [ref. 20954]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner 1864). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

fasciatus, Haplochromis Borodin [N. A.] 1931:49 [Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club v. 12; ref. 16260] Lake Tanganyika at Ujiji, Kigoma, Tanzania. Syntypes: MCZ 32622 (2). Also described as new in Borodin 1936:18, Pl. 1 (fig. 6) [ref. 13684]. •Synonym of Oreochromis tanganicae (Günther 1894) -- (Trewavas 1946:241 [ref. 35931]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis tanganicae (Günther 1894). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

filoa, Oreochromis niloticus Trewavas [E.] 1983:167 [ ref. 20940] Hot springs of the Awash System, Ethiopia. Holotype: BMNH 1905.7.25.98. Paratypes: BMNH 1905.7.25.99 (1), 1968.11.11.1-5 (6). •Synonym of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies filoa Trewavas 1983 as described -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:330 [ref. 20954]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

flavomarginata, Tilapia Boulenger [G. A.] 1899:123, Pl. 46 [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 5); ref. 589] Kalombo lagoon, Mayombé. Syntypes: (2) BMNH 1899.11.27.95 (1), MRAC 276 (1). Non-types: NMW 24679-83 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1). •Synonym of Oreochromis schwebischi (Sauvage 1884) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:337 [ref. 20954]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis schwebischi (Sauvage 1884). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

girigan, Tilapia Lowe [R. H.] 1955:355, Pls. 14, 16B [Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology v. 2 (no. 12); ref. 12281] Lake Jipe, East Africa. Holotype: BMNH 1952.2.26.3. Paratypes: BMNH 1952.2.26.4 (1). •Synonym of Oreochromis pangani (Lowe 1955), but a valid subspecies -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:335 [ref. 20954]). •Synonym of Oreochromis jipe (Lowe 1955) -- (Seegers et al. 2003:44 [ref. 28087]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis jipe (Lowe 1955). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

grahami, Tilapia Boulenger [G. A.] 1912:519 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 9 (no. 53); ref. 14833] Lake Magadi, hot soda lake in bottom of Rift Valley, Kenya, elevation 1980 feet. Lectotype: BMNH 1911.1.26.6. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1911.1.26.7-10 (4). Lectotype selected by Seegers & Tichy 1999:135 [ref. 23790]. •Synonym of Oreochromis alcalicus (Hilgendorf 1905), but a valid subspecies -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:308 [ref. 20954]). •Valid as Alcolapia grahami (Boulenger 1912) -- (Seegers et al. 2003:43 [ref. 28087]). •Valid as Oreochromis grahami (Boulenger 1912) -- (Trewavas 1982:12 [ref. 39521], Seegers & Tichy 1999:134 [ref. 23790], Ford et al. 2019:223 [ref. 36713]). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis grahami (Boulenger 1912). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: East Africa: Lakes in Kenya and Tanzania. Habitat: freshwater.

guentheri, Chromis Steindachner [F.] 1864:228, Pl. 8 (figs. 3-4) [Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 14; ref. 13938] West Africa. Syntypes: (several) NMW 32598 (?). •Synonym of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:331 [ref. 20954]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

hornorum, Tilapia Trewavas [E.] 1966:409 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 74 (nos 3-4); ref. 9082] Mukondokwa River, near Kilosa, Tanzania. Lectotype: NMW 24782. Paralectotypes: NMW 24783 (1). Replacement name for Tilapia adolfi Steindachner 1915, preoccupied by Tilapia adolfi Steindachner 1909. •Synonym of Oreochromis urolepis (Norman 1922), but a valid subspecies hornorum (Trewavas 1966) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:344 [ref. 20954], Carpenter 2001:3336 [ref. 26131] as subspecies honorum, Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:210 [ref. 28183], Scharpf 2009:9 [ref. 30400]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis urolepis (Norman 1922). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

hunteri, Oreochromis Günther [A.] 1889:70 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1889 (pt 1); ref. 2015] Lake Chala, Kilimanjaro District, Tanzania. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1889.3.22.12 (skin). •Valid as Tilapia hunteri (Günther 1889) -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:251 [ref. 24781]). •Valid as Oreochromis hunteri Günther 1889 -- (Trewavas 1982:12 [ref. 39521], Trewavas & Teugels 1991:316 [ref. 20954], Seegers et al. 2003:44 [ref. 28087]). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis hunteri Günther 1889. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: East Africa: Lake Chala (Tanzania). Habitat: freshwater.

inducta, Tilapia Trewavas [E.] 1933:317, Fig. 2 [The Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology v. 38 (no. 259); ref. 16530] Lake Bunyoni, eastern Africa. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1933.2.23.121. •Synonym of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758), subspecies eduardianus (Boulenger 1912) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:329 [ref. 20954]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

intermedia, Tilapia Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1917:482 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 11 (pt 6); ref. 15119] Sawmills, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Syntypes: SAM 10860 [now at AMG] (2). •Synonym of Oreochromis macrochir (Boulenger 1912) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:322 [ref. 20954]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis macrochir (Boulenger 1912). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

ismailiaensis, Oreochromis Mekkawy [I. A. A.] 1995:5, Fig. 2 [Bulletin of the Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Egypt v. 24 (2-E); ref. 23990] Ismailia Channel, Ismailia, 30°30'N, 32°20'E, 120 kilometers northeast of Cairo, Egypt. Holotype: BMNH 1993.9.23.1. Paratypes: BMNH 1993.9.23.2-5 (4). •Valid as Oreochromis ismailiaensis Mekkawy 1995. Current status: Valid as Oreochromis ismailiaensis Mekkawy 1995. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Egypt. Habitat: freshwater.

jipe, Tilapia Lowe [R. H.] 1955:354, Pls. 13, 16A [Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology v. 2 (no. 12); ref. 12281] Lake Jipe, East Africa. Holotype: BMNH 1952.2.26.2. Paratypes: BMNH 1952.2.26.1 (1). •Valid as Oreochromis jipe (Lowe 1955) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:316 [ref. 20954], Seegers et al. 2003:44 [ref. 28087], Seegers 2008:154 [ref. 29830]). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis jipe (Lowe 1955). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Pangani basin. Habitat: freshwater.

kafuensis, Tilapia Boulenger [G. A.] 1912:138 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 10 (no. 55); ref. 14832] Kafue River, Zambia [northwestern Rhodesia]. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1908.11.6.47. •Synonym of Oreochromis andersonii (Castelnau 1861) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:310 [ref. 20954]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis andersonii (Castelnau 1861). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

karomo, Tilapia Poll [M.] 1948:5, Figs. 1, 2, 4 [Bulletin du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique v. 24 (no. 26); ref. 13070] Delta exterieur de la Malagarazi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lake Tanganyika. Holotype: MRAC 105777. Paratypes: (10) BMNH 1960.9.30.394 (1); IRSNB 273 (4); MRAC 105778-80 (3), 105781-88 (8). Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:38 [ref. 20755], Derijst 1991:70 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Oreochromis karomo (Poll 1948) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:317 [ref. 20954], Poll & Gosse 1995:221 [ref. 24781], De Vos et al. 2001:132 [ref. 26059]). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis karomo (Poll 1948). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Malagarasi River basin and Lake Tanganyika. Habitat: freshwater.

karongae, Tilapia Trewavas [E.] 1941:298, 302, Figured [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 11) v. 7 (no. 39); ref. 12736] Karonga, near the northern end of Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], Malawi, southeastern Africa. Holotype: BMNH 1935.6.14.40. Paratypes: (16) BMNH 1935.6.14.41 (1), 1935.6.14.33-37 (5) and .52-56 (5) and .72-75 (4). •Valid as Oreochromis karongae (Trewavas 1941) -- (Trewavas 1981:42 [ref. 39520], Trewavas & Teugels 1991:317 [ref. 20954], Poll & Gosse 1995:289 [ref. 24781], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:288 [ref. 28117], Konings 2016:313 [ref. 34521], Ford et al. 2019:223 [ref. 36713]). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis karongae (Trewavas 1941). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: East Africa: Lake Malawi basin. Habitat: freshwater.

korogwe, Tilapia mossambica Lowe [R. H.] 1955:356, Pl. 16D [Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology v. 2 (no. 12); ref. 12281] Ponds at the Tanganyika Gov't experimental fish farm at Korogwe, (probably from Pangani River), Tanzania. Holotype: BMNH 1952.2.26.37. Paratypes: BMNH 1952.2.26.5 (1, allotype), 1952.2.26.28-36 (9) and .38 (1). Published as Lowe, but mostly published as Lowe-McConnell. •Valid as Oreochromis korogwe (Lowe 1955) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:318 [ref. 20954], Seegers et al. 2003:44 [ref. 28087]). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis korogwe (Lowe 1955). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Zigi and Pangani basins, eastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

latilabris, Oreochromis (Alcolapia) Seegers [L.] & Tichy [H.] 1999:128, Figs. 20-24 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 10 (no. 2); ref. 23790] Olomotony, spring-fed creek, southern affluent of Southern Lagoon, north of Ol Donyo Lengai volcano, 3.7 kilometers northeast of Engare Sero River, Ndalanlani, 2°35'55"S, 35°54'42"E, Lake Natron, Tanzania. Plus non-type material. Holotype: ZMB 32888. Paratypes: BMNH 1998.4.6.84-93 (10), 1998.4.6.94-100 (7); MRAC 97-99-P-167-183 (17), P-184-188 (5), P-189-193 (5); RMNH 33474-76 (1, 7, 10); ZMB 32889-91 (22, 41, 3); ZMH 9026-27 (17, 10). •Valid as Oreochromis latilabris Seegers & Tichy 1999 -- (Ford et al. 2019:223 [ref. 36713]). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis latilabris Seegers & Tichy 1999. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Natron. Habitat: freshwater.

lemassoni, Tilapia Blache [J.] & Miton [F.] 1960:217 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 32 (no. 3); ref. 11892] Lake Chad basin. Syntypes: MNHN 1959-0222 (2) Mare de Mbélé, lower Logone; CEPFL 1190 (1), 1194 (1), 1200 (1), 749-56 (8), 758-69 (12), 773-76 (4). Type catalog: Blanc 1961:274 [ref. 20870], Blanc 1962:223 [ref. 20868]. •Synonym of Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner 1864) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:312 [ref. 20954], Lévèque et al. 1991:145 [ref. 31367], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:763 [ref. 21590]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner 1864). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

lepidura, Tilapia Boulenger [G. A.] 1899:116 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1899 (pt 1); ref. 14695] Angola. Lectotype: BMNH 1873.7.28.8. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1887.1.13.5 (1) Lower Congo. Lectotype selected by Trewavas & Teugels 1991:318 [ref. 20954]; perhaps selected earlier. •Valid as Oreochromis lepidurus (Boulenger 1899) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:318 [ref. 20954], Skelton 2019:236 [ref. 36564], Fermon et al. 2022:247 [ref. 39448] with question). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis lepidurus (Boulenger 1899). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

leucosticta, Tilapia Trewavas [E.] 1933:318, Fig. 3B [The Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology v. 38 (no. 259); ref. 16530] Lake George, Kazingu Channel, and Lake Edward. Syntypes: BMNH 1933.2.23.122-124 (3); 5 additional specimens (juveniles). •Valid as Oreochromis leucostictus (Trewavas 1933) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:318 [ref. 20954], Poll & Gosse 1995:284 [ref. 24781], Seegers et al. 2003:44 [ref. 28087], Ford et al. 2019:223 [ref. 36713], Akoth et al. 2023:15 [ref. 40069]). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis leucostictus (Trewavas 1933). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: East Africa: Lakes Edward, George and Albert, and associated rivers and streams [translocated in some parts of Africa]. Habitat: freshwater.

lidole, Tilapia Trewavas [E.] 1941:297, 301, Fig. [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 11) v. 7 (no. 39); ref. 12736] Shire Bar, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa. Holotype: BMNH 1940.5.28.1. Paratypes: (8) BMNH 1935.6.14.38-39 (2) Karonga, 1935.6.14.80-81 (2) Barto, 1940.5.28.2-3 (2). •Valid as Oreochromis lidole (Trewavas 1941) -- (Trewavas 1981:42 [ref. 39520], Trewavas & Teugels 1991:320 [ref. 20954], Poll & Gosse 1995:289 [ref. 24781], Konings 2016:389 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis lidole (Trewavas 1941). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: East Africa: Lake Malawi basin. Habitat: freshwater.

macrochir, Tilapia Boulenger [G. A.] 1912:139 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 10 (no. 55); ref. 14832] Upper Zambezi River. Lectotype: BMNH 1908.11.6.35. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1908.11.6.36 (1), 1908.11.6.37-46 (10), 1907.11.30.15-17 (3), 1911.1.27.30-33 (4). Lectotype selected by Trewavas 1983 [ref. 20940]. •Valid as Oreochromis macrochir (Boulenger 1912), valid subspecies macrochir (Boulenger 1912) -- (Fermon et al. 2022:247 [ref. 39448]). •Valid as Oreochromis macrochir (Boulenger 1912) -- (Trewavas 1981:42 [ref. 39520], Trewavas 1982:12 [ref. 39521], Trewavas & Teugels 1991:320 [ref. 20954], Skelton 1993:331 [ref. 24071], Schwanck 1994:267 [ref. 22313], Fricke 1999:362 [ref. 24106], Fuller et al. 1999:438 [ref. 25838], Hay et al. 1999:42 [ref. 40428], Skelton 2001:331 [ref. 27406], Seegers et al. 2003:44 [ref. 28087], Mundy 2005:421 [ref. 28379], Fricke et al. 2009:76 [ref. 30213], Marshall 2011:252 [ref. 31755], Kramer et al. 2016:unnumbered p. [ref. 34331], Fricke et al. 2018:251 [ref. 35805], Bruton et al. 2018:90 [ref. 36373], Skelton 2019:236 [ref. 36564], Kisekelwa et al. 2020:[11] 710 [ref. 38315]). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis macrochir (Boulenger 1912). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Central and southern Africa. Introduced in Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.), Gabon, Madagascar and Réunion. Habitat: freshwater.

malagarasi, Oreochromis (Nyasalapia) Trewavas [E.] 1983:426, Fig. 150 (top) [ ref. 20940] Malagarasi swamps at Katare, Tanzania, East Africa. Holotype: BMNH 1967.3.16.16. Paratypes: BMNH 1967.3.16.17 (1). Other material: BMNH 1966.7.14.113-117 (5), 1967.3.16.18-21 (4), 1971.6.23.89 (1). See Seegers 1996:317-318 [ref. 23725]. •Synonym of Oreochromis upembae (Thys van den Audenaerde 1964), but a valid subspecies -- (De Vos et al. 2001:132 [ref. 26059]). •Valid as Oreochromis malagarasi Trewavas 1983 -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:324 [ref. 20954], Poll & Gosse 1995:221 [ref. 24781], Kullander & Roberts 2012:364 [ref. 31751]). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis malagarasi Trewavas 1983. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Malagarasi River basin, Eastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

manyarae, Tilapia Hilgendorf [F. M.] 1905:406 [Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere (Jena) v. 22 (no. 4); ref. 15364] Lake Manyara, a salt lake southwest of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Syntypes: (3 + 11 + 3) BMNH 1905.7.25.24-28 (5), ZMB 16374-75 (3, 7). •Synonym of Oreochromis amphimelas (Hilgendorf 1905) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:3909 [ref. 20954]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis amphimelas (Hilgendorf 1905). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

monodi, Tilapia Daget [J.] 1954:344, Fig. 132 [Mémoires de l'Institut français d'Afrique Noire No. 36; ref. 11989] Diafarabé, Sudan and other localities. Syntypes: (55) MNHN 1954-0006 (1), 1960-0490 (6). Type catalog: Blanc 1961:274 [ref. 20870], Blanc 1962:224 [ref. 20868] as holotype and paratypes. •Synonym of Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner 1864) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:312 [ref. 20954], Lévèque et al. 1991:145 [ref. 31367], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:763 [ref. 21590]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner 1864). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

mortimeri, Tilapia Trewavas [E.] 1966:413 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 74 (nos 3-4); ref. 9082] Chiwanda, Luangwa Valley, Zambia. Holotype: BMNH 1932.12.16.878. Paratypes: BMNH 1932.12.16.866-877 (12), 1932.12.16.879-888 (10). •Valid as Oreochromis mortimeri (Trewavas 1966) -- (Trewavas 1981:42 [ref. 39520], Trewavas & Teugels 1991:324 [ref. 20954], Skelton 1993:326 [ref. 24071], Skelton 2001:326 [ref. 27406], Marshall 2011:246 [ref. 31755]). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis mortimeri (Trewavas 1966). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Southern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

mossambicus, Chromis (Tilapia) Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1852:681 [Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1852; ref. 18539] Zambezi River, Mozambique [East Africa]. Syntypes: BMNH [ex Peters] 1861.5.2.58-59 (2), FMNH 54267 [ex CM 2898] (2) Mosambique; ZMB 2805-06 (2, 1), 16035 (3), 31564 (15). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:24 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Tilapia mossambica (Peters 1852) -- (Lee et al. 1980:774 [ref. 22416], Uyeno & Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:190 [ref. 6441], Wang 1984:105 [ref. 22951], Yu & Zhou in Kuang et al. 1986:256 [ref. 26639], Ye in Pan et al. 1991:415 [ref. 23876]). •Valid as Sarotherodon mossambicus (Peters 1852) -- (Pethiyagoda 1991:236 [ref. 20075], Indra 1991:242 [ref. 24005]). •Valid as Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters 1852) -- (Trewavas 1981:42 [ref. 39520], Trewavas 1982:12 [ref. 39521], Ortega & Vari 1986:20 [ref. 9708], Heemstra 1986:670 [ref. 5660], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:534 [ref. 25598], Allen & Coates 1990:89 [ref. 25561], Page & Burr 1991:334 [ref. 18983], Trewavas & Teugels 1991:325 [ref. 20954], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:887 [ref. 20764], Allen et al. 1992:301 [ref. 21400], Indra 1993:189 [ref. 24009], Kottelat et al. 1993:123 [ref. 23448], Rema Devi 1993:359 [ref. 24007], Rema Devi & Ilango 1993:250 [ref. 24017], Skelton 1993:325 [ref. 24071], Indra 1994:423 [ref. 24015], Zhu 1995:171, 205 [ref. 25213], Arthington & Cadwallader in McDowall 1996:179 [ref. 22909], Arun et al. 1996:103 [ref. 24725], Rainboth 1996:192 [ref. 22772], Rema Devi et al. 1996:142 [ref. 24021], Coad 1996:86 [ref. 25304], Zacharias et al. 1996:41 [ref. 25526], Cheng & Zhou 1997:310 [ref. 26385], Martin-Smith & Tan 1998:592 [ref. 23647], Manimekalan 1998:441 [ref. 24989], Marquet et al. 1999:43 [ref. 23934], Fricke 1999:362 [ref. 24106], Hay et al. 1999:42 [ref. 40428], Rema Devi & Raghunathan 1999:158 [ref. 24759], Rema Devi & Raghunathan 1999:173 [ref. 24760], Rema Devi et al. 1999:163 [ref. 24758], Fuller et al. 1999:439 [ref. 25838], Bijukumar & Sushama 2000:186 [ref. 25703] as mossambica, Lim in Randall & Lim 2000:625 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:916 [ref. 25182], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:73 [ref. 25191], Matsuura et al. 2000:215 [ref. 26000], Rafique 2000:327 [ref. 25220], Raju Thomas et al. 2000:444 [ref. 25319] as mossambica, Allen et al. 2000:159 [ref. 27467] as mossambica, Arunachalam et al. 2001:129 [ref. 25692] as mossambica, Sakai et al. 2001:102 [ref. 25693], Carpenter 2001:3336 [ref. 26131], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Wang et al. 2001:240 [ref. 26566], Skelton 2001:325 [ref. 27406], Allen et al. 2002:370 [ref. 25930], Keith et al. 2002:118 [ref. 31473], Nakabo 2002:916 [ref. 26193], Raju Thomas et al. 2002:51 [ref. 26359] as mosambica, Moyle 2002:417 [ref. 26449], Lim et al. 2002:86 [ref. 28310], Carpenter 2003:1693 [ref. 27092], Mirza 2003:24 [ref. 27265], Yadav 2003:24 [ref. 27711] as mossambica, Seegers et al. 2003:44 [ref. 28087], Tan & Lim 2004:110 [ref. 27716], Nelson et al. 2004:153 [ref. 27807], Larson & Pidgeon 2004:197 [ref. 28107], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:209 [ref. 28183], Grinang & Lim 2004:292 [ref. 28551], Mundy 2005:421 [ref. 28379], Allen et al. 2006:1437 [ref. 29081], Shrestha 2008:220 [ref. 29923], Allen et al. 2008:196 [ref. 30265], Fricke et al. 2009:77 [ref. 30213], Scharpf 2009:9 [ref. 30400], Minckley & Marsh 2009:266 [ref. 31114], Matamoros et al. 2009:21 [ref. 31241], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:193 [ref. 30957], Page & Burr 2011:612 [ref. 31215], Marshall 2011:244 [ref. 31755], Page et al. 2013:156 [ref. 32708], Gurung et al. 2013:4885 [ref. 32969] as mossambica, Kottelat 2013:374 [ref. 32989], Yoshida et al. 2013:171 [ref. 34464], Barriga Salazar 2014:118 [ref. 35745], Fricke et al. 2014:111 [ref. 33932], Morgan et al. 2014:43 [ref. 36567], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:59 [ref. 33341], Çiçek et al. 2015:152 [ref. 35151], Jiménez-Prado et al. 2015:337 [ref. 34894], Félix et al. 2016:D [4] [ref. 34346], Miesen et al. 2016:91 [ref. 34492], Zhang et al. 2016:213 [ref. 34477], Arunkumar & Manimekalan 2018:1739 [ref. 36172] as mossambica, Fricke et al. 2018:251 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:112 [ref. 36273], Raz-Guzmán et al. 2018:345 [ref. 36407], Robins et al. 2018:387 [ref. 35886], Suresh et al. 2018:276 [ref. 36495], Wilkinson & Tan 2018:602 [ref. 36226], Reiner 2019:234 [ref. 38139], Dyldin et al. 2020:100 [ref. 37569], Rodríguez-Barrera et al. 2020:45 [ref. 37800], Fu et al. 2021:9573 [ref. 39347] as mossambica, Rodrigues-Silva et al. 2021:151 [ref. 38097], Taki et al. 2021:368 [ref. 39830], Çiçek et al. 2022:4 [ref. 38985], Gómez-Martínez et al. 2022:243 [ref. 39506], Jamaluddin et al. 2022:[7] [ref. 39245], Chan et al. 2023:145 [ref. 40365], Esmaeili & Hamidan 2023:216 [ref. 40377], Jamandre 2023:164 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters 1852). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Southeastern Africa. Introduced widely elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

mweruensis, Oreochromis macrochir Trewavas [E.] 1983:438, Fig. 158 [ ref. 20940] Mobanga, Mweru, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: BMNH 1967.8.23.1 [ex MRAC 85070]. •Synonym of Oreochromis macrochir (Boulneger 1912), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:323 [ref. 20954]). •Valid as Oreochromis mweruensis Trewavas 1983 -- (Schwanck 1994:267 [ref. 22313], Marshall 2011:252 [ref. 31755] as moeruensis, Abwe et al. 2023:32 [ref. 39992]). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis mweruensis Trewavas 1983. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Southern-central Africa: upper Congo River system (Democratic Republic fo Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

natalensis, Chromis Weber [M.] 1897:147 [Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere (Jena) v. 10; ref. 14640] Illovo River, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Holotype: ZMA 101440 [?NMW 32599]. Paratypes: ZMA 101441 (5), ?NMW 32599 (1). Type catalog: Matthes 1964:181 [ref. 19237], Nijssen et al. 1982:87 [ref. 19236]. •Synonym of Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters 1852) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:327 [ref. 20954]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters 1852). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

ndalalani, Oreochromis (Alcolapia) Seegers [L.] & Tichy [H.] 1999:121, Figs. 16-18 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 10 (no. 2); ref. 23790] Olomotony, spring-fed creek, southern affluent of southern Lagoon, north of Ol Donyo Lengai volcano, 3.7 kilometers northeast of Engare Sero River, Ndalanlani, 2°35'55"S, 35°54'42"E, Lake Natron, Tanzania. Holotype: ZMB 32883. Paratypes: BMNH 1998.4.6.70-83 (14); MRAC 97-99-P-140-149 (10), P-150-166 (17); RMNH 33471 (9); ZMB 32884-86 (10, 14, 58); ZMH 9024-25 (6, 10). •Valid as Oreochromis ndalalani Seegers & Tichy 1999 -- (Ford et al. 2019:223 [ref. 36713]). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis ndalalani Seegers & Tichy 1999. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Natron. Habitat: freshwater.

niger, Oreochromis Günther [A.] 1894:89, Pl. 9 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1894 (pt 1) (art. 4) (for 16 Jan. 1894); ref. 14553] Pools on Kibwezi River, Kenya. Syntypes: BMNH 1893.12.2.1-2 (2). •Valid as Tilapia nigra (Günther 1894) -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:251 [ref. 24781]). •Synonym of Oreochromis spilurus (Günther 1894), but a valid subspecies -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:339 [ref. 20954], Seegers et al. 2003:45 [ref. 28087]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis spilurus (Günther 1894). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

nilotica, Perca Linnaeus [C.] 1758:290 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Nile River. Holotype: ?NRM LP 10. Type catalog: Fernholm & Wheeler 1983:254 [ref. 20707]. •Valid as Chromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Herrera 1896:59 [ref. 39336]). •Valid as Tilapia nilotica (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Uyeno & Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:190 [ref. 6441], Ye in Pan et al. 1991:416 [ref. 23876], Boschung 1992:150 [ref. 23239], Gamboa Pérez 1992:321 [ref. 38704]). •Valid as Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758), valid subspecies niloticus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Fermon et al. 2022:247 [ref. 39448]). •Valid as Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Trewavas 1982:12 [ref. 39521], Ortega & Vari 1986:20 [ref. 9708], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:538 [ref. 25598], Paugy & Bénech 1989:304 [ref. 26478], Coad 1991:21 [ref. 15702], Trewavas & Teugels 1991:330 [ref. 20954], Lévèque et al. 1991:145 [ref. 31367], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:760 [ref. 21590], Kottelat et al. 1993:123 [ref. 23448], Skelton 1993:330 [ref. 24071], Poll & Gosse 1995:284 [ref. 24781], Coad 1995:28 [ref. 23608], Mekkawy 1995:1 [ref. 23990], Zhu 1995:172, 206 [ref. 25213], Rainboth 1996:192 [ref. 22772], Coad 1996:86 [ref. 25304], Lee & Kim 1996:25 [ref. 25726], Cheng & Zhou 1997:309 [ref. 26385], Keith et al. 1999:102 [ref. 24548], Rema Devi & Raghunathan 1999:173 [ref. 24760], Albertson et al. 1999:5108 [ref. 25258], Fuller et al. 1999:441 [ref. 25838], Dankwa et al. 1999:48 [ref. 28023], Nakabo 2000:916 [ref. 25182], Rafique 2000:327 [ref. 25220], Carpenter 2001:3336 [ref. 26131], Kottelat 2001:152 [ref. 25780], Sakai et al. 2001:102 [ref. 25693], Wang et al. 2001:241 [ref. 26566], Skelton 2001:330 [ref. 27406], De Vos et al. 2001:130, 132 [ref. 26059], Kim & Park 2002:342 [ref. 25913], Moyle 2002:422 [ref. 26449], Nakabo 2002:916 [ref. 26193], Roe et al. 2002:903 [ref. 26504], Choi et al. 2003:362, 630 [ref. 26218], Carpenter 2003:1693 [ref. 27092], Rafique et al. 2003:98 [ref. 27173], Mirza 2003:24 [ref. 27265], López et al. 2003:78 [ref. 27366], Hanel 2003:65 [ref. 27894], Nelson et al. 2004:153 [ref. 27807], Seegers et al. 2003:44 [ref. 28087], Menni 2004:88 [ref. 28131], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:209 [ref. 28183], Fricke et al. 2007:92 [ref. 29533], Shrestha 2008:220 [ref. 29923], Fricke et al. 2009:77 [ref. 30213], Scharpf 2009:9 [ref. 30400], Minckley & Marsh 2009:267 [ref. 31114], Matamoros et al. 2009:21 [ref. 31241], Coad 2010:267 [ref. 36620], Page & Burr 2011:613 [ref. 31215], Marshall 2011:256 [ref. 31755], Angulo et al. 2013:1005 [ref. 33194], Kottelat 2013:374 [ref. 32989], McMahan et al. 2013:452 [ref. 32422], Page et al. 2013:156 [ref. 32708], Yoshida et al. 2013:172 [ref. 34464], Barriga Salazar 2014:118 [ref. 35745], Catelani et al. 2014:932 [ref. 37496], Koerber 2014:14 [ref. 33621], Litz & Koerber 2014:35 [ref. 33622], Ramos et al. 2014:5 [ref. 35321], Sarmiento et al. 2014:189 [ref. 35004], Barbieri et al. 2015:104 [ref. 35029], Çiçek et al. 2015:152 [ref. 35151], Jiménez-Prado et al. 2015:339 [ref. 34894], Mirande & Koerber 2015:59 [ref. 35117], Bertaco et al. 2016:435 [ref. 34561], Koeda et al. 2016:64 [ref. 35333], Melo et al. 2016:377 [ref. 35317], Miesen et al. 2016:91 [ref. 34492], Neumann et al. 2016:307 [ref. 35036], Nión et al. 2016:50 [ref. 35565] as niloticus niloticus, Schelly & Stiassny in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2710 [ref. 34618], Zhang et al. 2016:213 [ref. 34477], Costa et al. 2017:45 [ref. 35684], Labatos 2017:4 [ref. 36239] as niloticus niloticus, Bruton et al. 2018:110 [ref. 36373], Fricke et al. 2018:251 [ref. 35805], Robins et al. 2018:389 [ref. 35886], Romero-Berny et al. 2018:92 [ref. 35859], Ćaleta et al. 2019:184 [ref. 37026], González-Murcia et al. 2019:294 [ref. 36544], Lorenzoni et al. 2019:252 [ref. 37108], Louizi et al. 2019:98 [ref. 38351], Ng et al. 2019:536 [ref. 36606], Skelton 2019:229 [ref. 36564], Angulo et al. 2020:6 [ref. 37425], Azevedo-Santos et al. 2020:6 [ref. 39606], Çiçek et al. 2020:257 [ref. 37644], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:255 [ref. 37983], Kisekelwa et al. 2020:[11] 710 [ref. 38315], López-Segovia et al. 2020:111 [ref. 38151], Reis et al. 2020:473 [ref. 38364], Rodríguez-Barrera et al. 2020:45 [ref. 37800], Silva et al. 2020:15 [ref. 37809], Angulo 2021:11 [ref. 38913], Bandjolu et al. 2021:4 [ref. 38801], Fu et al. 2021:9573 [ref. 39347], Munene et al. 2021:25 [ref. 39283], Taki et al. 2021:368 [ref. 39830], Al-Faisal et al. 2022:1409 [ref. 39565], Brandão et al. 2022:209 [ref. 40464], Çiçek et al. 2022:4 [ref. 38985], Esmaeili et al. 2022:489 [ref. 39253], Gómez-Martínez et al. 2022:243 [ref. 39506], Jamaluddin et al. 2022:[7] [ref. 39245], Koerber et al. 2022:69 [ref. 39235], Mamilov et al. 2022:102 [85] [ref. 40404], Meza-Vargas et al. 2022:4 [ref. 39566], Walsh et al. 2022:[6] [ref. 39281], Akoth et al. 2023:15 [ref. 40069], Bertaco & Azevedo 2023:3 [ref. 39997], Chan et al. 2023:146 [ref. 40365], Esmaeili & Hamidan 2023:217 [ref. 40377], Jamandre 2023:164 [ref. 40455], Saad et al. 2023:39 [ref. 40501]). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: North and northeast Africa. Widely introduced elsewhere, including Mississippi and Florida (U.S.A.), Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica, Brazil, Ecuador, Uruguay, Argentina, Oman, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Hong Kong (China) and southern Japan. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

nyirica, Tilapia Lönnberg [E.] 1911:41 [Kongliga Vetenskaps-Academiens Handlingar, Stockholm v. 47 (no. 6); ref. 14793] Guaso Nyiri below Chanler Falls, Kenya. Syntypes: BMNH 1911.11.20.3-4 (2), NRM 19239 (10). •Synonym of Oreochromis spilurus (Günther 1894) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:341 [ref. 20954]). •Synonym of Oreochromis spilurus (Günther 1894), subspecies spilurus -- (Seegers et al. 2003:45 [ref. 28087]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis spilurus (Günther 1894). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

pangani, Tilapia Lowe [R. H.] 1955:356, Pls. 15, 16C [Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology v. 2 (no. 12); ref. 12281] Pangani River near Korogwe, Tanzania. Holotype: BMNH 1952.2.26.39. Paratypes: BMNH 1952.2.26.40 (1). •Valid as Oreochromis pangani (Lowe 1955) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:334 [ref. 20954]). •Synonym of Oreochromis jipe (Lowe 1955) -- (Seegers et al. 2003:44 [ref. 28087], Seegers 2008:154 [ref. 29830]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis jipe (Lowe 1955). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

percivali, Tilapia Boulenger [G. A.] 1912:676, Pl. 79 (fig. 3) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1912 (pt 3) (art. 37); ref. 14834] Hot springs near Chandler Falls, northern Eusso Nyiro [Ewaso Ng'iro] River, Kenya, elevation 2500 feet. Syntypes: BMNH 1912.3.22.139-147 (8 + skeleton). •Synonym of Oreochromis spilurus (Günther 1894), but a valid subspecies -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:340 [ref. 20954], Seegers et al. 2003:45 [ref. 28087]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis spilurus (Günther 1894). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

placida, Tilapia Trewavas [E.] 1941:306 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 11) v. 7 (no. 39); ref. 12736] Idunda River, lower Buzi River, south of the Zambezi River, Portuguese East Africa. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1907.7.2.19. •Valid as Oreochromis placidus (Trewavas 1941), valid subspecies placidus (Trewavas 1941) -- (Trewavas 1981:42 [ref. 39520]). •Valid as Oreochromis placidus (Trewavas 1941) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:335 [ref. 20954], Skelton 1993:328 [ref. 24071], Skelton 2001:328 [ref. 27406], Marshall 2011:251 [ref. 31755], Ford et al. 2019:223 [ref. 36713]). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis placidus (Trewavas 1941). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Southeastern Africa: Ruvuma River basin. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

regani, Tilapia Poll [M.] 1932:32, Pls. 1 (fig. 2), 2 (fig. 2) [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 23 (no. 1); ref. 16519] Kissenyi, Lake Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 20811. Paratypes: MRAC 20812-13 (2), 20995-97 (3), 21053-55 (3). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:70 [ref. 21528]. •Synonym of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758), subspecies eduardianus (Boulenger 1912) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:329 [ref. 20954], Poll & Gosse 1995:285 [ref. 24781] with question). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

rukwaensis, Tilapia nilotica Hilgendorf [F. M.] & Pappenheim [P.] 1903:262 [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1903 (no. 6); ref. 15031] Lake Rukwa, southwestern Tanzania. Lectotype: ZMB 16300. Paralectotypes: ZMB 16301-04 (16, 31 or 34, 11, 2), 32419 [ex ZMB 16300] (9). Lectotype selected by Seegers 1996:312 [ref. 23725]. •Valid as Oreochromis rukwaensis (Hilgendorf & Pappenheim 1903) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:336 [ref. 20954], Seegers 1996:312 [ref. 23725]). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis rukwaensis (Hilgendorf & Pappenheim 1903). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Rukwa and upper Great Ruaha, Tanzania. Habitat: freshwater.

ruvumae, Tilapia Trewavas [E.] 1966:57 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 74 (nos 1-2); ref. 9081] Upper Ruvuma, southeastern Africa. Holotype: BMNH 1966.8.22.1. Paratypes: BMNH 1966.8.22.2 (1). Additional material: BMNH and NMW. •Synonym of Oreochromis placidus (Trewavas 1941), but a valid subspecies ruvumae (Trewavas 1966) -- (Trewavas 1981:42 [ref. 39520], Trewavas & Teugels 1991:335 [ref. 20954], Ford et al. 2019:223 [ref. 36713]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis placidus (Trewavas 1941). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

saka, Tilapia Lowe [R. H.] 1953:3, Figs. 1-7, 9-13 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London v. 122 (no. 4); ref. 21870] Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa. Syntypes: BMNH 1952.2.20.2-3 (2) Mobolera. •Valid as Oreochromis saka (Lowe 1953) -- (Trewavas 1981:42 [ref. 39520], Trewavas & Teugels 1991:336 [ref. 20954], Poll & Gosse 1995:289 [ref. 24781], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:288 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis saka (Lowe 1953). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: East Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.

salinicola, Tilapia Poll [M.] 1948:13, Figs. 4-5 [Bulletin du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique v. 24 (no. 21); ref. 13069] Salines de Mwashia, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: IRSNB 81. Paratypes: (270) IRSNB 82-85 (136, 125, 9, 9); MRAC 78091-100 (10). Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:38 [ref. 20755], Derijst 1991:70 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Oreochromis salinicola (Poll 1948) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:337 [ref. 20954], Abwe et al. 2023:32 [ref. 39992]). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis salinicola (Poll 1948). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Southern-central Africa: upper Congo River system (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

schwebischi, Hemichromis Sauvage [H.-E.] 1884:198, Pl. 5 (fig. 2) [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 9; ref. 14402] Franceville, upper Ogooué River, Gabon. Holotype: MNHN 1884-0292. Type catalog: Blanc 1962:213 [ref. 20868]. •Valid as Oreochromis schwebischi (Sauvage 1884) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:337 [ref. 20954], Stiassny et al. 2007:381 [ref. 30045], Skelton 2019:228, 236 [ref. 36564], Fermon et al. 2022:247 [ref. 39448], Walsh et al. 2022:[6] [ref. 39281]). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis schwebischi (Sauvage 1884). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Gabon south to Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

sheshekensis, Tilapia Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1917:489 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 11 (pt 6); ref. 15119] Shesheke, Zimbabwe [s. Rhodesia], southern Africa. Holotype (unique): SAM 14834 [now at AMG]. •Synonym of Oreochromis macrochir (Boulenger 1912) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:322 [ref. 20954]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis macrochir (Boulenger 1912). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

shiranus, Oreochromis Boulenger [G. A.] 1897:916, Fig. 2 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1896 (pt 4) (art. 2); ref. 538] Upper Shiré River, British Central Africa. Syntypes: (5) BMNH 1896.10.5.1 (1), 1896.10.5.12-16 (5). •Valid as Oreochromis shiranus Boulenger 1897, valid subspecies shiranus -- (Trewavas 1981:42 [ref. 39520]). •Valid as Oreochromis shiranus Boulenger 1897 -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:338 [ref. 20954], Skelton 1993:329 [ref. 24071], Poll & Gosse 1995:289 [ref. 24781], Skelton 2001:329 [ref. 27406], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:288 [ref. 28117] dated 1896, Konings 2016:312 [ref. 34521], Ford et al. 2019:223 [ref. 36713]). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis shiranus Boulenger 1897. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: East Africa: Lake Malawi and associated rivers. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

sparmanni, Chromys Castelnau [F. L.] 1861:12 [Mémoire sur les poissons de l'Afrique australe; ref. 767] Lake Ngami, Botswana, southern Africa. Holotype (unique): MNHN (not found). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:47 [ref. 20862]. Original genus should have been Chromis. •Synonym of Oreochromis macrochir (Boulenger 1912) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:322 [ref. 20954]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis macrochir (Boulenger 1912). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

spilurus, Chromis Günther [A.] 1894:89, Pl. 10 (fig. A) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1894 (pt 1) (art. 4) (for 16 Jan. 1894); ref. 14553] Mwangaden River in northern Giriami, eastern Africa. Syntypes: (11) BMNH 1893.12.2.3-12. •Valid as Oreochromis spilurus (Günther 1894) -- (Trewavas 1982:12 [ref. 39521], Trewavas & Teugels 1991:341 [ref. 20954], Coad 1996:86 [ref. 25304], Seegers et al. 2003:44 [ref. 28087] with subspecies, Kottelat 2013:374 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2018:251 [ref. 35805], Kisekelwa et al. 2020:[11] 710 [ref. 38315], Jamandre 2023:164 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis spilurus (Günther 1894). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: East Africa: Kenya and Somalia. Introduced elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

squamipinnis, Chromis Günther [A.] 1864:311 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864 (pt 2); ref. 1979] Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa. Syntypes: BMNH 1863.12.21.2-3 (2, skins), 1864.1.9.57 and 58 (2, skins), 1864.1.9.69 (1, skin), 1864.2.10.6 (1, skin), 1864.6.28.19 (6, skins). •Valid as Oreochromis squamipinnis (Günther 1864) -- (Trewavas 1981:42 [ref. 39520], Trewavas 1982:12 [ref. 39521], Trewavas & Teugels 1991:341 [ref. 20954], Poll & Gosse 1995:289 [ref. 24781], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:288 [ref. 28117], Konings 2016:389 [ref. 34521], Ford et al. 2019:223 [ref. 36713]). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis squamipinnis (Günther 1864). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: East Africa: Lake Malawi basin. Habitat: freshwater.

sugutae, Oreochromis niloticus Trewavas [E.] 1983:179 [ ref. 20940] Soda Springs at Karpeddo, Suguta system, Kenya. Holotype: BMNH 1967.6.14.1. Paratypes: BMNH 1967.6.14.2 (1, allotype), 1967.6.14.3-13 (11), BMNH (13). •Synonym of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies sugutae Trewavas 1983 as described -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:333 [ref. 20954], Seegers et al. 2003:44 [ref. 28087]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

tana, Oreochromis niloticus Seyoum [S.] & Kornfield [I.] 1992:2163 [Canadian Journal of Zoology v. 70; ref. 21188] Lake Tana, Ethiopia. Holotype: BMNH 1968.9.11.9. Additional material: (4). •Synonym of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies tana Seyoum & Kornfield 1992 as described. Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

tanganicae, Chromis Günther [A.] 1894:630, Fig. 2 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1893 (pt 4) (art. 2) (for 7 Nov. 1893); ref. 14529] Ujiji, Lake Tanganyika. Syntypes: (3) BMNH 1889.1.30.7-8 (2). •Valid as Oreochromis tanganicae (Günther 1894) -- (Trewavas 1982:12 [ref. 39521], Trewavas & Teugels 1991:342 [ref. 20954], Poll & Gosse 1995:221 [ref. 24781], De Vos et al. 2001:130, 132 [ref. 26059] dated 1893, Kullander & Roberts 2012:362 [ref. 31751], Konings 2015:234 [ref. 34660], Konings 2019:248 [ref. 36983]). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis tanganicae (Günther 1894). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: East Africa: Lake Tanganyika. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

trewavasae, Tilapia Poll [M.] 1939:37, Figs. 15, 17 [Poissons. Exploration du Parc National Albert. Fasc. 24; ref. 17216] Rutshuru River at May-Ya-Moto, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 64789. Paratypes: MRAC 64790 (1), 64791-93 (3), 64794 (1). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:70 [ref. 21528]. •Synonym of Oreochromis leucostictus (Trewavas 1933) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:319 [ref. 20954]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis leucostictus (Trewavas 1933). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

triacantha, Chromis Bowdich [S. L.] 1825:235, Fig. 52 [Fishes of Madeira; ref. 590] Gambia River. No types known. •Synonym of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Parenti 2019:7 [ref. 36934]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: marine.

upembae, Tilapia nilotica Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.] 1964:92, Pl. 7 (bottom fig.) [Annales, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Série in 8o, Sciences Zoologiques No. 124; ref. 3666] Nyonga, Upemba, Congo. Holotype: MRAC 21002. Paratypes: IRSNB 463 [ex IRSNB 6447] (2), 702 (1); MRAC 21003 (1), 69847 (1), 72714-22 (9), 79-1-P-5129 (1), 79-1-P-5130 (1). Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:38 [ref. 20755]. •Valid as Oreochromis upembae (Thys van den Audenaerde 1964) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:343 [ref. 20954], De Vos et al. 2001:132 [ref. 26059] with subspecies, Kullander & Roberts 2012:364, 369 [ref. 31751]). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis upembae (Thys van den Audenaerde 1964). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

urolepis, Tilapia Norman [J. R.] 1922:688 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 9 (no. 54); ref. 15358] Mpanganye, Rufiga River, Tanganyika Territory [Tanzania]. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1922.4.18.21. •Valid as Tilapia urolepis Norman 1922 -- (authors). •Valid as Oreochromis urolepis (Norman 1922) -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:20 [ref. 9708], Page & Burr 1991:334 [ref. 18983], Trewavas & Teugels 1991:343 [ref. 20954], Coad 1996:86 [ref. 25304], Fuller et al. 1999:442 [ref. 25838], Carpenter 2001:3336 [ref. 26131] as subspecies urolepis, Nelson et al. 2004:153 [ref. 27807], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:210 [ref. 28183], Scharpf 2009:9 [ref. 30400], Page & Burr 2011:613 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:156 [ref. 32708], Ford et al. 2019:223 [ref. 36713], Jamandre 2023:164 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis urolepis (Norman 1922). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: East Africa: coastal rivers (Tanzania). Widely introduced elsewhere in Africa and other continents. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

variabilis, Tilapia Boulenger [G. A.] 1906:447 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 17 (no. 101) (art. 49); ref. 574] Near Entebbe, Uganda, Lake Victoria [Victoria Nyanza]. Lectotype: BMNH 1906.5.30.456. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1906.5.30.429 (1), 1906.5.30.431 (1), 1906.5.30.432-441 (10), 1906.5.30.458-459 (2), .460 (1), .462 (1); USNM 86646 (1). •Synonym of Oreochromis urolepis (Norman 1922), but a valid subspecies -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:344 [ref. 20954]). •Valid as Nyasalapia variabilis (Boulenger 1906) -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:284 [ref. 24781]). •Valid as Oreochromis variabilis (Boulenger 1906) -- (Trewavas 1982:12 [ref. 39521], Seegers et al. 2003:45 [ref. 28087], Seegers 2008:161 [ref. 29830], Akoth et al. 2023:15 [ref. 40069]). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis variabilis (Boulenger 1906). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: East Africa: Lake Victoria and associated rivers. Habitat: freshwater.

vorax, Chromis Pfeffer [G. J.] 1893:151 [23], Pl. 2 (figs. 9-11) [Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten v. 10; ref. 3461] Mozambique. Holotype (unique): ZMH H399. Type catalog: Wilkens & Dohse 1993:406 [ref. 21161] with a holotype. On p. 23 of separate. Type catalog and unneeded lectotype designation: Ladiges et al. 1958:164 [ref. 19181]. •Synonym of Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters 1852) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:327 [ref. 20954]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters 1852). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

vulcani, Tilapia Trewavas [E.] 1933:315, Fig. 1 [The Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology v. 38 (no. 259); ref. 16530] Crater Lake A of Central Island, Lake Rudolf [Lake Turkana], Kenya. Syntypes: (7) BMNH 1933.2.23.71-76 (7?). Additional material: BMNH 1933.2.23.78-85 (8, young). Tilapia crassispina Arambourg 1948, based on fossils, is also referred to the subspecies vulcani by Trewavas & Teugels 1991:334 [ref. 20954]. •Synonym of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies vulcani Trewavas 1933 -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:334 [ref. 20954], Seegers et al. 2003:44 [ref. 28087]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.