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Angolan Tilapia (Oreochromis angolensis)
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Angolan Tilapia (Oreochromis angolensis) specimen
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Cichlidae

Angolan Tilapia

Oreochromis angolensis

Twenty Point Four Centimeters Cichlid

  • Tropical
  • Coastal
  • Lower river
  • Regional distribution
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Africa
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Angolan Tilapia is known from Africa as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Family
Cichlidae
Maximum length
20.4 cm
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Africa: Angolan Atlantic coastal rivers (Ref. 120641 ), including the lower reaches of the Bengo and Quanza (Cuanza) Rivers (Ref. 2 , 120641 ) and lakes and lagoons in their neighbourhood (Ref. 2 ). Report from the Chiloango (Ref. 120641 ) unconfirmed in Ref. 81260 .
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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