Check Catalog of Fishes: Genus: Tilapia; Species: fossilis; White, 1937

Current accepted name :		No
Status details:		junior synonym, original combination
Status ref. :		Teugels, G.G. and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde, 1991
Comment :		Not in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Jul. 2009: Ref. 81932).
Etymology of Generic name :		Bechuana, African native thiape = fish (Ref. 45335).
Etymology of specific name :
Status in Catalogue of Life:		Synonym
ITIS TSN : None | Catalogue of Life (synonym) | ZooBank Record | WoRMS | References using this synonym

Entered by : Agustin, Liza Q. - 1993-02-02

Modified by :Bailly, Nicolas - 2009-08-17

Checked by : Sa-a, Pascualita - 1994-11-15