Tilapia (genus)
| Tilapia | |
|---|---|
| Banded tilapia, Tilapia sparrmanii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Tilapiini |
| Genus: | Tilapia A. Smith, 1840 |
| Type species | |
| Tilapia sparrmanii A. Smith, 1840 | |
| Species | |
|
4, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Chromis Günther, 1862 (non Cuvier, 1814: preoccupied) | |
Tilapia is a genus of cichlid fishes endemic to freshwater habitats in Southern Africa. In the past this was a very large genus including all species with the common name tilapia, but today the vast majority are placed in other genera.