| Citation | Poll, M., 1948, Déscriptions de Cichlidae nouveaux recueillis par la mission hydrobiologique Belge au Lac Tanganika (1946-1947).. Bull. Mus. r. Hist. nat. Belg. 24(26):1-31. |
| Ref. | Poll, M., 1948 |
| Page | 5;fig.1 |
| Named Used as Valid | Tilapia karomo |
| Comment | Original description. |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Malagarasi River delta |
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