Record details

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:   307
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3318DC
Observer:   Glasson A
Date of record:   2015-11-04
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Male and underwater cleared lek, or display area.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   748710
Species name:   Oreochromis mossambicus
Common name:  
Family:   Cichlidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Mozambique Tilapia
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-307
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Carl Huchzermeyer
Comment:   Photo not very clear but blunt mouth, red pectoral fins and red fin margins with dark body colour suggest a breeding male mossambicus.
Date:   2015-11-16 08:39:50
Species name:   Oreochromis mossambicus
Species code:   748710

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