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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Genus: Heterotilapia

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Photo by JJPhoto

Africa
Max. Length 30.8 cm SL
Heterotilapia buettikoferi (Hubrecht, 1881)

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Heterotilapia buettikoferi
[Zebra tilapia]

Photo by Hofinger, E.

Africa
Max. Length 20.8 cm SL
Heterotilapia cessiana (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1968)

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Heterotilapia cessiana
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Heterotilapia buettikoferi Zebra tilapia Africa 30.8 SL 1881
Heterotilapia cessiana Africa 20.8 SL 1968



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