| Citación | Boulenger, G.A., 1912, Descriptions of three new African cichlid fishes of the genus Tilapia, preserved in the British Museum.. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (Ser. 8) 10:138-140. |
| Referencia | 1887 Boulenger, G.A., 1912 |
| Página | 139 |
| Named Used as Valid | Tilapia macrochir |
| Comentario | Original species description. |
| Localidad | |
| Distribución | Victoria Falls (Zambezi River) and Lake Bangweulu |
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