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Oreochromis macrochir (Boulenger, 1912)

Longfin tilapia
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Zambia country information

Common names: Congo bream, Greenhead tilapia, Green-headed bream
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: FAO, 1997
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Widely distributed (Ref. 2, 8600). Found in the upper Zambezi (Ref. 246, 52737, 52959, 54097), Lake Kariba (Ref. 246, 8600, 27602)(introduced from Kafue River to develop new fisheries, Ref. 3), Kafue River system (Ref. 2, 3, 87, 246, 5214, 13332, 52193, 52959, 56192, 95585), Lake Bangweulu (Ref. 2, 246, 1887, 33478, 52307, 52961), Lake Lusiwasi (Ref. 33478), Lake Itezhi-tezhi (where it is generally found inshore amongst vegetation) (Ref. 27607) and the Chambesi system (Ref. 2, 8600). Present in Kasanka National Park (Ref. 95585). Commonly used for dam stocking (Ref. 315). Pond specimens originate at least partially from Kafue stock (Ref. 314). Also Ref. 58, 6465, 12228, 27619, 37573, 51731, 52870.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/za.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Skelton, P.H., 1994
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Классификация / Names народные названия | синонимы | Catalog of Fishes(род, виды) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Oreochromis: Latin, aurum = gold + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335);  macrochir: From the Greek "macros" = big and the Greek "cheir" = hand, or pectoral fin in fishes, referring to the large pectoral fin (Ref. 52307).
  More on author: Boulenger.

Issue
Status of and differences between O. macrochir and O. mweruensis are not clear; the latter is possibly restricted to Luapula/Lake Mweru/Congo basin and builds a star-shaped nest, in contrast to the more widespread O. macrochir which builds a volcano-shaped nest; origin (and identification) of introduced specimens is also unclear, but they mainly originate from Lake Mweru/Luapula (Ref. 88). See also Ref. 2, 33478, 55074.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range экология

; пресноводный донно-пелагический; пределы глубины 5 - 14 m (Ref. 58302).   Tropical; 18°C - 35°C (Ref. 54042); 5°N - 25°S

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