Oreochromis niloticus (Steindachner 1864)

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Oreochromis niloticus (Steindachner 1864) – Non-native ( Fig. 470)

Perca nilotica Linnaeus [C.] 1758: 290; Type locality: Nile River. Holotype:?NRM LP 10 .

Chromis triacantha Bowdich [S. L.] 1825: 235; Type locality: Gambia River. No types known.

Chromis guentheri Steindachner [F.] 1864: 228; Type locality: West Africa. Syntypes: (several) NMW 32598 (?).

Tilapia eduardiana Boulenger [G. A.] 1912: 138; Type locality: Southeastern slope of Mt. Ruwenzori , Uganda, elevation 3,200 feet. Syntypes: BMNH 1907.4.20.21–26 (6).

Tilapia cancellata Nichols [J. T.] 1923: 2; Type locality: kilometers west of Addagalla, Harar Province, Ethiopia, East Africa. Holotype:AMNH 8187. Paratypes: AMNH 8203 (2).

Tilapia calciati Gianferrari [L.] 1924: 242; Type locality: River , Eritrea, Ethiopia. Holotype (unique): MSNM 59 [ex MSNM 4312 ].

Tilapia regani Poll [M.] 1932: 32; Type locality: Kissenyi, Lake Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 20811. Paratypes: MRAC 20812–13 (2), 20995–97 (3), 21053–55 (3).

Tilapia inducta Trewavas [E.] 1933: 317; Type locality: Lake Bunyoni , eastern Africa. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1933.2 .23.121.

Tilapia vulcani Trewavas [E.] 1933: 315; Type locality: Crater Lake A of Central Island, Lake Rudolf [Lake Turkana], Kenya. Syntypes: (7) BMNH 1933.2.23.71–76 (7?).

Oreochromis niloticus baringoensis Trewavas [E.] 1983: 177; Type locality: Baringo Lake, Kenya. Holotype: BMNH 1933.2.23.12. Paratypes: BMNH 1933.2.23.13–22 (10).

Oreochromis niloticus filoa Trewavas [E.] 1983: 167; Type locality: 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).

Oreochromis niloticus sugutae Trewavas [E.] 1983: 179; Type locality: 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).

Oreochromis niloticus tana Seyoum [S.] & Kornfield [I.] 1992: 2163; Type locality: Lake Tana, Ethiopia. Holotype: BMNH 1968.9.11.9. Additional material: (4).

Common name: Pr: Tilapia-ye Nil, En: Nile tilapia.

Diagnosis: Moderate mouth (length of lower jaw 29–37% HL), genital papilla of breeding male not tessellated, most distinguishing characteristic is the presence of regular vertical bands throughout depth of caudal fin.

Meristic characters: D: XV–XVII 10–14, A: III 8–11, P: 12–13, V: 6, LS: 30–33, TV: 29–30.

Distribution: Persis basin ( Fig. 471). Record from Dehkan and Hirm Wetlands.

Taxonomy: Uyeno and Fujii in Masuda et al. (1985) placed in Tilapia but Ortega and Vari (1986) transferred to Oreochromis .

Conservation: IUCN: Not Evaluated, PC: Non-native, Not Applicable.