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FishBase Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Tilapia&speciesname=sparrmanii ---> http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Tilapia&speciesname=sparrmanii http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Tilapia&speciesname=sparrmanii ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Tilapia&speciesname=sparrmanii https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Tilapia&speciesname=sparrmanii ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Tilapia-sparrmanii.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Tilapia Species in    Cichlidae - Classification - Pseudocrenilabrinae Cichlidae Cichliformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Tilapia sparrmanii Smith , 1840 Banded tilapia Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Google image Tilapia sparrmanii Picture by Seegers, L. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae Etymology: Tilapia: Bechuana, African native thiape = fish (Ref. 45335 ) . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 7.0 - ? ; dH range: 10 - ?; potamodromous; depth range 5 - ? m (Ref. 3 ). Tropical; 22°C - 25°C (Ref. 2059 ); 10°S - 30°S Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Africa: middle Congo River basin in the Kwilu (Ref. 11970 ), Kwango, Kasai drainage (Ref. 11970 , 55074 ) and Lomami (Ref. 106245 ); upper Congo River basin including the Lualaba, upper Lualaba, Lufira, Upemba region, Luvua, Lake Mweru, Luapula (Ref. 55074 ) and Bangweulu (Ref. 5163 , 95585 ); Cunene, Okavango, Lake Ngami, Zambezi, Limpopo, northern tributaries of the Orange River (Ref. 5163 , 11970 ), Cuvelai (Ref. 120641 ), upper Cuanza, Sabi, Lundi and Lake Malawi (Ref. 5163 ). Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 23.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27292 ); max. published weight: 445.00 g (Ref. 7248 ) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics Dorsal spines (total): 13 - 15. Diagnosis: A small, deep-bodied species with a narrow head and small strong jaws (Ref. 118638 ). Often appearing a rich deep yellow with wide dark brown bands, and red/orange fin margins; mature adults are very dark with prominent black stripes and a patch of scarlet scales behind the head (Ref. 118638 ). Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Found in widely diverse habitat (Ref. 3 ); it favors areas where plant cover exists along the edges of rivers, lakes or swamps (Ref. 3 ), but tends to be confined to shallow weedy areas, so it does not build up large populations in deep lakes (Ref. 118638 ). It is reported to be cold-confined (Ref. 118638 ). Adults are omnivorous, feeding on animal and plant matter (Ref. 118638 ), preferentially on filamentous algae, aquatic macrophytes and vegetable matter of terrestrial origin like leaves, plants, etc. (Ref. 3 ). Juveniles feed on small crustaceans and midge larvae (Ref. 6465 ). It is forage fish for bass (Ref. 7248 ). A substrate spawner (Ref. 52307 , 118638 ). Male and female form pairs to rear the young (Ref. 118638 ). It undertakes seasonal upstream migration and breeds before and during these migrations (Ref. 13337 , 52307 ). A relatively small species, so unlikely to play much of a role in capture fisheries, but cultured in ponds in Njombe, Tanzania, and apparently stocked into Lake Kiungululu, Tanzania, where it is not presently exploited (Ref. 118638 ). Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae A substrate spawner (Ref. 118638 ). Male spreads his milt over the cluster of eggs which are deposited on the bottom or even attached to the branches of aquatic weeds; parents guard the eggs; eggs and fry may be moved into the mouth to alternative sites during hatching operations but there is no evidence of actual mouth brooding (Ref. 13337 ). Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Kullander, Sven O. | Collaborators Teugels, G.G. and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde , 1991. Tilapia. p. 482-508. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 5163 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 19 June 2018 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses Fisheries: subsistence fisheries; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01514 (0.00838 - 0.02734), b=2.93 (2.78 - 3.08), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  2.7   ±0.28 se; based on food items. Generation time: 2.5 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2 growth studies. Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Assuming K>0.3; tm=1). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low vulnerability (14 of 100). Price category (Ref. 80766 ):   Unknown . 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