Blackchin tilapia

blackchin tilapia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Sarotherodon
Species:	S. melanotheron
Binomial name
	Sarotherodon melanotheron; (Rüppell, 1852)
Synonyms
	Tilapia caroli Holly, 1930;

The blackchin tilapia (Sarotherodon melanotheron) is a species of cichlid native to west Africa. It has also become an invasive species in Florida^[1] and Thailand.^[2]

References

^ Masterson, J. (30 April 2007). "Sarotherodon melanotheron". Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce. Smithsonian Marine Station. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
^ "พบปลาหมอสีคางดำที่แพร่ระบาดหนัก ถูกนำเข้าเพื่อปรับปรุงสายพันธุ์". TPBS (in Thai). 2017-07-11. Retrieved 2017-07-18.

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[1] Masterson, J. (30 April 2007). "Sarotherodon melanotheron". Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce. Smithsonian Marine Station. Retrieved 29 January 2015.

[2] "พบปลาหมอสีคางดำที่แพร่ระบาดหนัก ถูกนำเข้าเพื่อปรับปรุงสายพันธุ์". TPBS (in Thai). 2017-07-11. Retrieved 2017-07-18.

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