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Tilapia esculenta
Synonym for Oreochromis esculentus (Graham, 1928)

  Original name  
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  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Synonym
  Status details  
senior synonym, original combination
  Status ref.  
  Etymology of generic noun  
Bechuana, African native thiape = fish (Ref. 45335).
  Etymology of specific epithet  
Esculentus (latin) = edible (Ref. 27292). "The specific name esculenta is suggested, so as to express the fact that this is the important edible commercial species of Lake Victoria." (Ref. 27292, 55055).
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
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