Oreochromis andersonii
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Oreochromis |
| Species: | O. andersonii
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| Binomial name | |
| Oreochromis andersonii (Castelnau, 1861)
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Oreochromis andersonii, the three-spotted tilapia, threespot tilapia, or threespot bream, is a species of cichlid native to Africa, where it is found in rivers and swamps in the southern half of the continent. This species reaches a length of 61 cm (24 in). It is important to local commercial fisheries, as well as being commercially farmed. It is also popular as a gamefish.[2] The identity of the person honoured in the specific name of this fish is not known but it is though most likely to be the Swedish explorer and hunter Charles John Andersson (1827-1867) who explored much of Namibia where the type was collected.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ D. Tweddle.; Marshall, B.E. (2007). "Oreochromis andersonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T60623A12385801. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T60623A12385801.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Oreochromis andersonii" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (4 December 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (l-o)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 4 February 2019.