| Citation | Graham, M., 1928, Tilapia esculenta, a new species of cichlid fish from the Victoria Nyanza, with notes on the habits of this species and the nearly-related Tilapia variabilis, Blgr.. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (Ser. 10), 2(8):209-213. |
| Ref. | 55055 Graham, M., 1928 |
| Page | 209;fig.1 |
| Named Used as Valid | Tilapia esculenta |
| Comment | original description of Tilapia esculenta |
| Locality | 'Victoria-Nyanza' |
| Distribution | Lake Victoria |
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