Mango tilapia

The mango tilapia (Sarotherodon galilaeus) is a species of fish from the cichlid family that is native to fresh and brackish waters in Africa and the Levant. Other common names include Galilaea tilapia, Galilean comb, Galilee St. Peter's fish, and St. Peter's fish. (To differentiate from other Israeli species of "St. Peter's fish" see below.) This is a relatively large cichlid at up to 41 centimetres (16 in) in total length and about 1.6 kilograms (3.5 lb) in weight. It is very important to local fisheries and the species is also aquacultured.

For the close relative sometimes known as mango fish, see Oreochromis niloticus.

Mango tilapia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Sarotherodon
Species:
S. galilaeus
Binomial name
Sarotherodon galilaeus
Synonyms
  • Sparus galilaeus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Chromis galilaeus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Sarotherodon galilaeum (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Tilapia galilaea (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Tilapia galilaea galilaea (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Tilapia pleuromelas A. H. A. Duméril, 1861
  • Chromis pleuromelas (A. H. A. Duméril, 1861)
  • Tilapia galilaea pleuromelas A. H. A. Duméril, 1861
  • Tilapia lateralis A. H. A. Duméril, 1861
  • Chromis lateralis (A. H. A. Duméril, 1861)
  • Tilapia macrocentra A. H. A. Duméril, 1861
  • Chromis tiberiadis Lortet, 1883
  • Chromis microstomus Lortet, 1883
  • Tilapia microstoma (Lortet, 1883)
  • Chromis multifasciatus Günther, 1903
  • Sarotherodon multifasciatus (Günther, 1903)
  • Tilapia galilaea multifasciata (Günther, 1903)
  • Tilapia multifasciatus (Günther, 1903)
  • Tilapia boulengeri Pellegrin, 1903
  • Tilapia galilaea boulengeri Pellegrin, 1903
  • Tilapia borkuana Pellegrin, 1919
  • Tilapia galilaea borkuana Pellegrin, 1919
  • Tilapia sanagaensis Thys van den Audenaerde, 1966
  • Sarotherodon sanagaensis (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1966)

In addition to the nominate subspecies, four subspecies are recognised. These are:

  • Sarotherodon galilaeus borkuanus in Chad
  • Sarotherodon galilaeus boulengeri
  • Sarotherodon galilaeus multifasciatus in Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana
  • Sarotherodon galilaeus sanagaensis

It is a mouthbrooder. The mating strategies can vary. Both uni-parent and bi-parent mouthbrooding is used, and monogamous or polygamous behaviour.

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