Cichlidae

Tvarnun simon

Tristramella simonis

Vulnerable Cichlid of Asian Waters

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Asia (unspecified)
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Tristramella simonis, the short jaw tristramella, is a vulnerable species of cichlid fish from the Jordan River system, including Lake Tiberias (Kinneret), in Israel and Syria, with introduced populations in the Nahr al-Kabir and Orontes basins in Syria. It prefers waters with little or no movement. Along with other tilapias, T. simonis is commonly caught as a food fish in parts of its range and it is commercially important in Lake Tiberias.