| Citation | Trewavas, E., 1983, Tilapiine fishes of the genera Sarotherodon, Oreochromis and Danakilia.. British Mus. Nat. Hist., London, UK. 583 p. |
| Ref. | 2 Trewavas, E., 1983 |
| Page | 161 |
| Named Used as Valid | Oreochromis niloticus cancellatus |
| Comment | Specimens from Lake Tana are considered to be a different subspecies (O. niloticus tana) by Ref. 27554. |
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