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Oreochromis Günther, 1889 
AphiaID: 206826

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Cichlidae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Genus
Parent Cichlidae
Synonymised
taxa		  Neotilapia
Sources  basis of record: Nomenclator Zoologicus, available online at http://uio.mbl.edu/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]

basis of record (from synonym): FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] [view taxon]

Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Species Oreochromis amphimelas (Hilgendorf, 1905)
Species Oreochromis andersonii (Castelnau, 1861)
Species Oreochromis angolensis (Trewavas, 1973)
Species Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner, 1864)
Species Oreochromis cancellatus
Species Oreochromis korogwe (Lowe, 1955)
Species Oreochromis lepidurus (Boulenger, 1899)
Species Oreochromis macrochir (Boulenger, 1912)
Species Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852)
Species Oreochromis mweruensis Trewavas, 1983
Species Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Oreochromis placidus (Trewavas, 1941)
Species Oreochromis shiranus Boulenger, 1897
Species Oreochromis spilurus (Günther, 1894)
Species Oreochromis tanganicae (Günther, 1894)
Species Oreochromis urolepis (Norman, 1922)

Species Oreochromis anderson (Castelnau, 1861) accepted as Oreochromis andersonii (Castelnau, 1861)
Species Oreochromis andersoni (Castelnau, 1861) accepted as Oreochromis andersonii (Castelnau, 1861)
Species Oreochromis andersonni (Castelnau, 1861) accepted as Oreochromis andersonii (Castelnau, 1861)
Species Oreochromis anulerson (Castelnau, 1861) accepted as Oreochromis andersonii (Castelnau, 1861)
Species Oreochromis auraeus (Steindachner, 1864) accepted as Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner, 1864)
Species Oreochromis aurea (Steindachner, 1864) accepted as Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner, 1864)
Species Oreochromis danconai Di Caporiacco, 1948 accepted as Oreochromis spilurus spilurus (Günther, 1894)
Species Oreochromis d'anconai Di Caporiacco, 1947 accepted as Oreochromis spilurus spilurus (Günther, 1894)
Species Oreochromis hornorum (Trewavas, 1966) accepted as Oreochromis urolepis hornorum (Trewavas, 1966)
Species Oreochromis mossambica (Peters, 1852) accepted as Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852)
Species Oreochromis mozambica (Peters, 1852) accepted as Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852)
Species Oreochromis nilotica (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Oreochromis niloticus niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Oreochromis nilotics (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Oreochromis niloticus niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:206826
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-06-06 22:00:00Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2006-09-26 06:56:50Z  changed  Martinez, Olga
2013-03-11 14:35:28Z  checked  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Oreochromis Günther, 1889. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206826 on 2013-06-20
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