Victoria tilapia

Oreochromis variabilis is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family.

The Victoria tilapia lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater, depth range 4 - 49 m environment.

The Victoria tilapia is classified as Critically Endangered (CR), facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

Beach Fried Fish, Lake Victoria Tilapia in a tomato - like sauce with Ugandan peas, Jinja Barbequed Chicken, Kampala Coconut Chicken, Uganda Beef Stew, Gulu Goulash and Muyenga Lasagna. More

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Common names

Hopeatilapia in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Mbiru in Luo
Mbiru in Swahili (Kiswahili)
Ngege in Luo
Ngege in Luo (Kenya and Tanzania)
Ngege in Swahili (Kiswahili)
Nile tilapia in Unknown
Oreochromis variabilis in Catalan (Català)
Perege in Swahili (Kiswahili)
Sato in Swahili (Kiswahili)
Victoria tilapia in English
杂色口孵非鲫 in Mandarin Chinese
雜色口孵非鯽 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Perciformes
Family : Cichlidae
Genus : Oreochromis
Species : Oreochromis variabilis
Authority : Boulenger, 1906