ADW: Oreochromis: CLASSIFICATION

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Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
        
        Class Actinopterygii
        
        Order Perciformes
        
        Family Cichlidae (Cichlids)
        
        Genus Oreochromis
        
        Species Oreochromis amphimelas
        
        Species Oreochromis andersonii (Kafue bream)
        
        Species Oreochromis angolensis
        
        Species Oreochromis aureus (Blue tilapia)
        
        Species Oreochromis chungruruensis
        
        Species Oreochromis esculentus (Carp)
        
        Species Oreochromis hunteri (Lake Chala tilapia)
        
        Species Oreochromis ismailiaensis
        
        Species Oreochromis jipe (Jipe tilapia)
        
        Species Oreochromis karomo (Karomo)
        
        Species Oreochromis karongae (Tilapia)
        
        Species Oreochromis korogwe (Korogwe tilapia)
        
        Species Oreochromis lepidurus
        
        Species Oreochromis leucostictus (Blue spotted tilapia)
        
        Species Oreochromis lidole
        
        Species Oreochromis macrochir (Cichlid)
        
        Species Oreochromis malagarasi
        
        Species Oreochromis mortimeri (Kariba bream)
        
        Species Oreochromis mossambicus (African mouthbrooder)
        
        Species Oreochromis mweruensis (Mweru tilapia)
        
        Species Oreochromis niloticus
        
        Species Oreochromis pangani
        
        Species Oreochromis placidus
        
        Species Oreochromis rukwaensis (Lake Rukwa tilapia)
        
        Species Oreochromis saka (Tilapia)
        
        Species Oreochromis salinicola
        
        Species Oreochromis schwebischi
        
        Species Oreochromis shiranus
        
        Species Oreochromis spilurus
        
        Species Oreochromis squamipinnis
        
        Species Oreochromis tanganicae
        
        Species Oreochromis upembae
        
        Species Oreochromis urolepis
        
        Species Oreochromis variabilis (Victoria tilapia)

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To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2012. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org.

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