| Citation | Skelton, P.H., 2001, A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa.. Cape Town (South Africa): Struik Publishers, 395 p. |
| Ref. | Skelton, P.H., 2001 |
| Page | 328 |
| Named Used as Valid | Oreochromis placidus |
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| Locality | |
| Distribution | coastal plain from lower Zambezi southwards to the Mkuze in KwaZulu-Natal; elsewhere, east coast rivers north to the Lukuledi in Tanzania |
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