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Banded Tilapia

Tilapia sparrmanii

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in South Africa.January 39, February 25, March 37, April 34, May 14, June 12, July 9, August 7, September 11, October 41, November 32, December 48.
South Africa309
Western Cape82
Angola40
Mpumalanga39
Eastern Cape35
Gauteng35
Limpopo35
KwaZulu-Natal34
Nothern Cape11
Zambia8

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Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderCichlids and Allies · Cichliformes
FamilyCichlids · Cichlidae
GenusAfrican Tilapias · Tilapia

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