Blackchin tilapia
| blackchin tilapia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Sarotherodon |
| Species: | S. melanotheron |
| Binomial name | |
| Sarotherodon melanotheron (Ruppell, 1852) | |
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The blackchin tilapia (Sarotherodon melanotheron) is a species of cichlid native to west Africa. It has also become an invasive species in Florida.[1]
References
- ↑ Masterson, J. (30 April 2007). "Sarotherodon melanotheron". Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce. Smithsonian Marine Station. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
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