Redbreast tilapia

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Redbreast tilapia
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Tilapia
Species: T. rendalli
Binomial name
Tilapia rendalli
(Boulenger, 1896)

The redbreast tilapia (Tilapia rendalli) is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Burundi, Kenya, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are freshwater lakes and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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