Banded tilapia (Tilapia sparrmanii)

Scientific name: Tilapia sparrmanii Smith, 1840

Banded tilapia (Tilapia sparrmanii)

The Banded tilapia (Tilapia sparrmanii) is a freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae. In the aquarium it needs water at 22–25°C (72–77°F).

Banded tilapia care at a glance

Temperature
22–25°C (72–77°F)

Species facts

Scientific name
Tilapia sparrmanii
Family
Cichlidae (Cichlids)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
23.5
Depth range
5 m (16 ft)
Environment
Freshwater;; pH range: 7.0 - ?; dH range: 10 - ? benthopelagic; potamodromous; depth range 5 - ? m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: Kasai drainage including the Lulua and Kwango (middle Congo River basin), upper Congo River basin including the upper Lualaba, Luvua, Lake Mweru, Luapula, Lufira and Upemba region, upper Cuanza, Cunene, Okavango, Lake Ngami, Zambezi, Limpopo, Sabi, Lundi, northern tributaries of the Orange River, Lake Malawi and Bangweulu.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Assuming K>0.3; tm=1)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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