Oreochromis cancellatus (Nichols, 1923)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Oreochromis cancellatus (Nichols, 1923)
- Name authority
- (Nichols, 1923)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Oreochromis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCichliformes
- familyCichlidae Bonaparte, 1835
- subfamilyPseudocrenilabrinae Fowler, 1934
- genusOreochromis Günther, 1889
- speciesOreochromis cancellatus (Nichols, 1923)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Oreochromis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Oreochromis korogwe (Lowe, 1955) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oreochromis esculentus (Graham, 1928) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oreochromis grahami (Boulenger, 1912) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oreochromis shiranus Boulenger, 1897 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mozambique tilapiaOreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oreochromis amphimelas (Hilgendorf, 1905) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oreochromis leucostictus (Trewavas, 1933) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oreochromis ismailiaensis Mekkawy, 1995 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blue tilapiaOreochromis aureus (Steindachner, 1864) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oreochromis jipe (Lowe, 1955) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oreochromis upembae (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1964) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oreochromis macrochir (Boulenger, 1912) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=298251 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:D59JT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.