WoRMS taxon details
Oreochromis tanganicae (Günther, 1894)
279204 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:279204)
accepted
Species
Chromis tanganicae Günther, 1894 · unaccepted
Neotilapia andersonii (Boulenger, 1901) · unaccepted
Neotilapia tanganicae (Günther, 1894) · unaccepted
Petrochromis andersonii Boulenger, 1901 · unaccepted
Petrochromis tanganaicae (Günther, 1894) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Petrochromis tanganicae (Günther, 1894) · unaccepted
Sarotherodon tanganicae (Günther, 1894) · unaccepted
Tilapia tanganicae (Günther, 1894) · unaccepted
(of Chromis tanganicae Günther, 1894) Günther, A. (1894). Descriptions of the reptiles and fishes collected by Mr. E. Coode-Hore on Lake Tanganyika. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1893 (pt 4) (art. 2) (for 7 Nov. 1893): 628-632, Pl. 58. [Fishes on p. 629-632, Pl. 58.]. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Oreochromis tanganicae (Günther, 1894). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=279204 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Petrochromis andersonii Boulenger, 1901) Boulenger, G. A. (1901). Diagnoses of four new fishes discovered by Mr. J. E. S. Moore in Lakes Albert and Albert Edward. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7).</em> v. 8 (no. 43) (art. 3): 12-14., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/03745480109443318 [details]
original description (of Chromis tanganicae Günther, 1894) Günther, A. (1894). Descriptions of the reptiles and fishes collected by Mr. E. Coode-Hore on Lake Tanganyika. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1893 (pt 4) (art. 2) (for 7 Nov. 1893): 628-632, Pl. 58. [Fishes on p. 629-632, Pl. 58.]. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Chromis tanganicae Günther, 1894) Günther, A. (1894). Descriptions of the reptiles and fishes collected by Mr. E. Coode-Hore on Lake Tanganyika. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1893 (pt 4) (art. 2) (for 7 Nov. 1893): 628-632, Pl. 58. [Fishes on p. 629-632, Pl. 58.]. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (7 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Chromis tanganicae Günther, 1894)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Sarotherodon tanganicae (Günther, 1894))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Neotilapia tanganicae (Günther, 1894))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Petrochromis andersonii Boulenger, 1901)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Oreochromis tanganicae)
To Fishbase
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (710 nucleotides; 154 proteins)
To GenBank (710 nucleotides; 154 proteins) (from synonym Chromis tanganicae Günther, 1894)
To GenBank (710 nucleotides; 154 proteins) (from synonym Tilapia tanganicae (Günther, 1894))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Chromis tanganicae Günther, 1894)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Sarotherodon tanganicae (Günther, 1894))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Neotilapia tanganicae (Günther, 1894))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Petrochromis andersonii Boulenger, 1901)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Oreochromis tanganicae)
To Fishbase
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (710 nucleotides; 154 proteins)
To GenBank (710 nucleotides; 154 proteins) (from synonym Chromis tanganicae Günther, 1894)
To GenBank (710 nucleotides; 154 proteins) (from synonym Tilapia tanganicae (Günther, 1894))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
