| Citation | Eccles, D.H., 1992, FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of Tanzania.. Prepared and published with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (project URT/87/016). FAO, Rome. 145 p. |
| Ref. | Eccles, D.H., 1992 |
| Page | 95 |
| Named Used as Valid | Oreochromis esculentus |
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| Distribution | originally endemic to Lake Victoria, now widely distributed in dams |
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