Atlas of freshwater fish in southern and eastern Africa.

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FishMAP:   950
Province:   other
Country:   Tanzania
Locus:   0837AD
Observer:   Gear Fraser
Date of record:   2017-04-23
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   749910
Species name:   Oreochromis niloticus
Common name:  
Family:   Cichlidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Tilapia
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=FishMAP-950
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 950 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Carl Huchzermeyer
Comment:   faint vertical tail bars, blue colour in front of the eye and eight body bars indicate O. niloticus, but George Turner confirms it to likely be O. urolepis, native to the Rufiji and can shows bars and spots on the caudal.
Date:   2020-04-17 08:41:28
Species name:   Oreochromis sp.
Species code:   730969

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