Spotted Tilapia Pelmatolapia mariae

Spotted Tilapia
Spotted Tilapia
Spotted Tilapia
The Spotted Tilapia, also called the Spotted Mangrove Cichlid, is native to fresh and brakish water including mangrove swamps, coastal lagoons, estuaries and springs of West and Central Africa. It is invasive elsewhere.
Spotted Tilapia
juvenile Spotted Tilapia
It can reach 32cm long. The adults have a broken or spotted black lateral line giving them their name. Juveniles are banded.