Oreochromis Günther, 1889

Dataset

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Rank

GENUS

Published in

Günther, A. (1889). On some fishes from Kilima-Njaro District. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1889.</em> (pt 1): 70-72, Pl. 8.

Classification

kingdom

Animalia

phylum

Chordata

order

Perciformes

family

Cichlidae

genus

Oreochromis

Name

Synonyms

Laruwiala Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969

Loruwiala

Neotilapia Regan, 1920

Nyasalapia Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969

Orechromis

Vallicola Trewavas, 1983

Homonyms

Oreochromis Günther, 1889

Oreochromis Carnevale et al., 2003

Common names

Blue Tilapias in English

blue tilapias in English

Bibliographic References

1. (2023) WoRMS Editorial Board (2023). World Register of Marine Species. 2023-09-20.
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3. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version.
4. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version.
5. Eschmeyer, William N., 1990: null. Genera of Recent Fishes. iii + 697.
6. FishBase
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8. Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025.
9. Günther, A. (1889). On some fishes from Kilima-Njaro District. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1889.</em> (pt 1): 70-72, Pl. 8.
10. Günther, A. (1889). On some fishes from Kilima-Njaro District. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1889.</em> (pt 1): 70-72, Pl. 8.
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15. Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1889
16. SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998
17. SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998
18. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
19. WoRMS (Mar 2013)