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Tilapia mossambica (Peters, 1852)

AphiaID

315820 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:315820)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852)

Rank

Species

Parent

Tilapia Smith, 1840

Original name

Chromis mossambicus Peters, 1852

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Subspecies Tilapia mossambica korogwe Lowe, 1955 accepted as Oreochromis korogwe (Lowe, 1955)

Environment

~~marine~~, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Chromis mossambicus Peters, 1852) Peters, W. (C. H.). (1852). Diagnosen von neuen Flussfischen aus Mossambique. <em>Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 1852: 275-276, 681-685. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Tilapia mossambica (Peters, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=315820 on 2026-05-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-02-28 13:41:07Z

created

Bailly, Nicolas

2021-08-30 17:18:03Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

original description (of Chromis mossambicus Peters, 1852) Peters, W. (C. H.). (1852). Diagnosen von neuen Flussfischen aus Mossambique. <em>Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 1852: 275-276, 681-685. [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]