Oreochromis urolepis
| Wami tilapia | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Tribe: | Tilapiini |
| Genus: | Oreochromis |
| Species: | O. urolepis |
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Oreochromis urolepis (Norman, 1922) |
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The Wami tilapia, Oreochromis urolepis, is a tilapiine cichlid native to African countries, but now found in many countries due to its food fish.
Males of this species reach 44.0 cm (17.3 in) in SL. It is a freshwater, and brackish benthopelagic species of tilapis, which has high value as a food, and also as an aquarium fish
There are two subspecies, that are geographically separated.They are;
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