Oreochromis variabilis

Victoria tilapia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Oreochromis
Species: O. variabilis
Binomial name
Oreochromis variabilis
(Boulenger, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Tilapia variabilis Boulenger, 1906
  • Nyasalapia variabilis (Boulenger, 1906)
  • Sarotherodon variabilis (Boulenger, 1906)

Oreochromis variabilis, the Victoria tilapia, is a species of cichlid native to Lake Victoria and its tributaries, Lake Kyoga, Lake Kwania and Lake Salisbury as well as being found in the Victorian reach of the Nile above Murchison Falls. This species can reach a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) SL. This species is important to local commercial fisheries as well as being potentially important in aquaculture. It is also found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Twongo, T.K., Bayona, J.D.R. & Hanssens, M. 2006. Oreochromis variabilis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 May 2013.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Oreochromis variabilis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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