WoRMS taxon details
Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852)
218777 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218777)
accepted
Species
Chromis dumerilii Steindachner, 1864 · unaccepted
Chromis mossambicus Peters, 1852 · unaccepted
Chromis natalensis Weber, 1897 · unaccepted
Chromis niloticus var. mossambicus Peters, 1852 · unaccepted
Chromis vorax Pfeffer, 1893 · unaccepted
Cromis mossambicus Peters, 1852 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Orechromis mossambica (Peters, 1852) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Oreochromis mossambica (Peters, 1852) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Oreochromis mozambica (Peters, 1852) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Sarotherodon mossambica (Peters, 1852) · unaccepted
Sarotherodon mossambicum (Peters, 1852) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Sarotherodon mossambicus (Peters, 1852) · unaccepted
Sarotherodon mossambicus natalensis (Weber, 1897) · unaccepted
Sarothredon mossambica (Peters, 1852) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Telapia mossambica (Peters, 1852) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Tilapia arnoldi Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917 · unaccepted
Tilapia dumerili (Steindachner, 1864) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Tilapia dumerilii (Steindachner, 1864) · unaccepted
Tilapia mosambica (Peters, 1852) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Tilapia mossambica (Peters, 1852) · unaccepted
Tilapia mossambica mossambica (Peters, 1852) · unaccepted
Tilapia mossambicus (Peters, 1852) · unaccepted
Tilapia mozambique (Peters, 1852) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Tilapia natalensis (Weber, 1897) · unaccepted
Tilapia vorax (Pfeffer, 1893) · unaccepted
(of Chromis mossambicus Peters, 1852) Peters, W. (C. H.). (1852). Diagnosen von neuen Flussfischen aus Mossambique. <em>Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 1852: 275-276, 681-685. [details]
Description Occurs at temperatures ranging from 8°-42°C (Ref. 3). Lives in warm, weedy pools of sluggish streams, canals, and ponds...
Description Occurs at temperatures ranging from 8°-42°C (Ref. 3). Lives in warm, weedy pools of sluggish streams, canals, and ponds (Ref. 5723). Is mainly diurnal. May form schools. Omnivorous, feeds on almost anything from algae to insects. Can be reared under hypersaline conditions (Ref. 4537). Marketed fresh and frozen (Ref. 9987). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218777 on 2025-03-28
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Chromis natalensis Weber, 1897) Weber, M. (1897). Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Fauna von Süd-Afrika. I. Zur Kenntniss der Süsswasser-Fauna von Süd-Afrika. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere (Jena).</em> v. 10: 135-155. [details]
original description (of Chromis dumerilii Steindachner, 1864) Steindachner, F. (1864). Ichthyologische Mittheilungen. (VII.) [With subtitles I-VIII]. <em>Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien.</em> v. 14: 223-232, Pls. 7-8. [details]
original description (of Chromis mossambicus Peters, 1852) Peters, W. (C. H.). (1852). Diagnosen von neuen Flussfischen aus Mossambique. <em>Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 1852: 275-276, 681-685. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Chromis dumerilii Steindachner, 1864) Steindachner, F. (1864). Ichthyologische Mittheilungen. (VII.) [With subtitles I-VIII]. <em>Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien.</em> v. 14: 223-232, Pls. 7-8. [details]
original description (of Chromis mossambicus Peters, 1852) Peters, W. (C. H.). (1852). Diagnosen von neuen Flussfischen aus Mossambique. <em>Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 1852: 275-276, 681-685. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Occurs at temperatures ranging from 8°-42°C (Ref. 3). Lives in warm, weedy pools of sluggish streams, canals, and ponds (Ref. 5723). Is mainly diurnal. May form schools. Omnivorous, feeds on almost anything from algae to insects. Can be reared under hypersaline conditions (Ref. 4537). Marketed fresh and frozen (Ref. 9987). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | Mozambique-tilapia | [details] |
| English | Mozambique tilapia | [details] |
| French | tilapia du Mozambique | [details] |
| German | Mossambik-Buntbarsch | [details] |
| Spanish | tilapia mosambica | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (482 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Tilapia mossambicus (Peters, 1852))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Sarotherodon mossambicus (Peters, 1852))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Tilapia arnoldi Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Sarotherodon mossambica (Peters, 1852))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Tilapia dumerili (Steindachner, 1864))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Chromis mossambicus Peters, 1852)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Tilapia natalensis (Weber, 1897))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Oreochromis mossambica (Peters, 1852))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Tilapia vorax (Pfeffer, 1893))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (56 publications) (from synonym Tilapia mossambica (Peters, 1852))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Chromis dumerilii Steindachner, 1864)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Chromis vorax Pfeffer, 1893)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Chromis natalensis Weber, 1897)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Oreochromis mossambicus)
To Fishbase (from synonym Chromis dumerilii Steindachner, 1864)
To Fishbase (from synonym Chromis natalensis Weber, 1897)
To Fishbase (from synonym Chromis mossambicus Peters, 1852)
To Fishbase (from synonym Chromis vorax Pfeffer, 1893)
To Fishbase (from synonym Sarotherodon mossambica (Peters, 1852))
To Fishbase (from synonym Tilapia dumerilii (Steindachner, 1864))
To Fishbase (from synonym Sarotherodon mossambicus (Peters, 1852))
To Fishbase (from synonym Oreochromis mossambica (Peters, 1852))
To Fishbase (from synonym Telapia mossambica (Peters, 1852))
To Fishbase (from synonym Sarothredon mossambica (Peters, 1852))
To Fishbase (from synonym Sarotherodon mossambicum (Peters, 1852))
To Fishbase (from synonym Cromis mossambicus Peters, 1852)
To Fishbase (from synonym Oreochromis mozambica (Peters, 1852))
To Fishbase (from synonym Tilapia mozambique (Peters, 1852))
To Fishbase (from synonym Tilapia mossambica (Peters, 1852))
To Fishbase (from synonym Tilapia mossambicus (Peters, 1852))
To Fishbase (from synonym Tilapia mosambica (Peters, 1852))
To Fishbase (from synonym Tilapia dumerili (Steindachner, 1864))
To FishBase images (Oreochromis mossambicus, Sri Lanka, by Ramani Shirantha)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (52792 nucleotides; 727 proteins) (from synonym Chromis mossambicus Peters, 1852)
To GenBank (52792 nucleotides; 727 proteins)
To GenBank (52792 nucleotides; 727 proteins) (from synonym Sarotherodon mossambicus (Peters, 1852))
To GenBank (52792 nucleotides; 727 proteins) (from synonym Tilapia mossambica (Peters, 1852))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Global Invasive Species Database (GISD)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Oreochromis mossambicus USNM 390601 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Tilapia natalensis P04756 illustration)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Tilapia mossambicus (Peters, 1852))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Sarotherodon mossambicus (Peters, 1852))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Tilapia arnoldi Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Sarotherodon mossambica (Peters, 1852))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Tilapia dumerili (Steindachner, 1864))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Chromis mossambicus Peters, 1852)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Tilapia natalensis (Weber, 1897))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Oreochromis mossambica (Peters, 1852))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Tilapia vorax (Pfeffer, 1893))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (56 publications) (from synonym Tilapia mossambica (Peters, 1852))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Chromis dumerilii Steindachner, 1864)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Chromis vorax Pfeffer, 1893)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Chromis natalensis Weber, 1897)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Oreochromis mossambicus)
To Fishbase (from synonym Chromis dumerilii Steindachner, 1864)
To Fishbase (from synonym Chromis natalensis Weber, 1897)
To Fishbase (from synonym Chromis mossambicus Peters, 1852)
To Fishbase (from synonym Chromis vorax Pfeffer, 1893)
To Fishbase (from synonym Sarotherodon mossambica (Peters, 1852))
To Fishbase (from synonym Tilapia dumerilii (Steindachner, 1864))
To Fishbase (from synonym Sarotherodon mossambicus (Peters, 1852))
To Fishbase (from synonym Oreochromis mossambica (Peters, 1852))
To Fishbase (from synonym Telapia mossambica (Peters, 1852))
To Fishbase (from synonym Sarothredon mossambica (Peters, 1852))
To Fishbase (from synonym Sarotherodon mossambicum (Peters, 1852))
To Fishbase (from synonym Cromis mossambicus Peters, 1852)
To Fishbase (from synonym Oreochromis mozambica (Peters, 1852))
To Fishbase (from synonym Tilapia mozambique (Peters, 1852))
To Fishbase (from synonym Tilapia mossambica (Peters, 1852))
To Fishbase (from synonym Tilapia mossambicus (Peters, 1852))
To Fishbase (from synonym Tilapia mosambica (Peters, 1852))
To Fishbase (from synonym Tilapia dumerili (Steindachner, 1864))
To FishBase images (Oreochromis mossambicus, Sri Lanka, by Ramani Shirantha)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (52792 nucleotides; 727 proteins) (from synonym Chromis mossambicus Peters, 1852)
To GenBank (52792 nucleotides; 727 proteins)
To GenBank (52792 nucleotides; 727 proteins) (from synonym Sarotherodon mossambicus (Peters, 1852))
To GenBank (52792 nucleotides; 727 proteins) (from synonym Tilapia mossambica (Peters, 1852))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Global Invasive Species Database (GISD)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Oreochromis mossambicus USNM 390601 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Tilapia natalensis P04756 illustration)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
