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Tilapia sparrmanii Smith, 1840

Banded tilapia
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Angola country information

Common names: Katwa, Khundu, Liumbwe
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Present in the southern Congo River basin (Ref. 120641) in the Kwango, Kwilu and Kasai drainages (middle Congo River basin)(Ref. 11970). Also known from the Cubango/Okavango, Cuvelai (Etosha Pan), (upper) Zambezi and Kunene (Ref. 11970, 120641). Report from the "Cuanza (Atlantic coastal)" (Ref. 120641) probably refers to the Cuanzan drainage basin or Cuanza Ichthyological Province, including various Angolan coastal basins, and not (only) the Cuanza river basin. Also Ref. 6465, 52307.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ao.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Skelton, P.H., 2019
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Tilapia: Bechuana, African native thiape = fish (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

; Γλυκού νερού βενθοπελαγικό; pH range: 7.0 - ? ; dH range: 10 - ?; ποταμόδρομος; εύρος βάθους 5 - ? m (Ref. 3).   Tropical; 22°C - 25°C (Ref. 2059); 10°S - 30°S

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