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Species
Tilapia
IUCN
NCBI
EOL Text
Not Evaluated
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Habitat and Ecology
Systems
- Freshwater
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Feeds on worms, crustaceans and insects (Ref. 7020). Cave-spawning, substrate brooder (Ref. 81260). Aquarium keeping: in pairs; minimum aquarium size 80 cm (Ref. 51539).
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Rights holder/Author | Rainer Froese, FishBase |
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Major Threats
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fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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demersal; freshwater; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 12
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Rights holder/Author | Pascualita Sa-a, FishBase |
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This species is found in Nigeria and Cameroon, with a possible recording in Sierra Leone.
Central Africa: In Lower Guinea, Pelvicachromis pulcher is known from the Cross River basin, and from western Cameroon (Ndonga).
Western Africa: In Western Africa, this species is known from Southwestern Nigeria to the River Cross. Also reported from Sierra Leone but this needs to be confirmed.
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Least Concern (LC)
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Rights holder/Author | Rainer Froese, FishBase |
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Africa: Mozambique (Lake Malawi, Chiloelo).
- Ciccotto, P.J., A. Konings and J.R. Stauffer Jr. 2011 Descriptions of five new species in the genus Metriaclima (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Mala?i, Africa. Zootaxa 2738:1-25. (Ref. 86409)
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Rights holder/Author | Frederic Busson, FishBase |
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Injuries caused by transport. Others
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Rights holder/Author | Allan Palacio, FishBase |
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