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Spotted Tilapia
Pelmatolapia mariae
24 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Mayan CichlidMayaheros urophthalmus
BluegillLepomis macrochirus
Zebra TilapiaHeterotilapia buettikoferi
Blue TilapiaOreochromis aureus
Black AcaraCichlasoma bimaculatum
Spotted SunfishLepomis punctatus
Mozambique TilapiaOreochromis mossambicus
Nile TilapiaOreochromis niloticus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,005 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 176 |
| Queensland | 175 |
| Nevada | 3 |
| Arizona | 3 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Victoria | 1 |
| China | 1 |
| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 1 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Ray-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii |
| Order | Cichlids and Allies · Cichliformes |
| Family | Cichlids · Cichlidae |
| Genus | Pelmatolapia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Spotted Tilapia with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.