Spotted tilapia
Pelmatolapia mariae
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A tilapia from West Africa, from Côte d'Ivoire to Cameroon, from rivers and lagoons. It exceeds 30 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Pelmatolapia mariae
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Tilapia mariae, Tilapia mariae dubia, Tilapia mariae mariae, Tilapia meeki, Tilapia melanopleura, Tilapia microcephala, Tilapia dubia, Tilapia heudeloti
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 20–25 °C
- pH
- 6–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–19 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 32.3 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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