| Citation | Trewavas, E., 1983, Tilapiine fishes of the genera Sarotherodon, Oreochromis and Danakilia.. British Mus. Nat. Hist., London, UK. 583 p. |
| Ref. | Trewavas, E., 1983 |
| Page | 412;fig.148 |
| Named Used as Valid | Oreochromis variabilis |
| Comment | as Oreochromis (Nyasalapia) variabilis |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Lake Victoria and its affluent rivers; the Victoria Nile above the Murchison Falls; Lakes Kioga, Kwania and Salisbury |
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