Tristramella simonis
| Tristramella simonis | |
|---|---|
| In the Tisch Family Zoo, Israel | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Actinopterygii | 
| Order: | Cichliformes | 
| Family: | Cichlidae | 
| Genus: | Tristramella | 
| Species: | T. simonis  | 
| Binomial name | |
| Tristramella simonis (Günther, 1864)  | |
| Synonyms | |
Tristramella simonis, the short jaw tristramella, is a vulnerable species of cichlid fish from the Jordan River system, including Lake Tiberias (Kinneret), in Israel and Syria, with introduced populations in the Nahr al-Kabir and Orontes basins in Syria. It prefers waters with little or no movement. Along with other tilapias, T. simonis is commonly caught as a food fish in parts of its range and it is commercially important in Lake Tiberias.