Information from "An Annotated Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of Swaziland", E.J. Hyslop, 1994, updated with information from Richard Boycott, 2006, incorporating information from the 2002-2003 fishes survey.

Nomenclature as per FishBase as at 05 July 2008. Images from South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity. Updated 05 July 2008 to include images and links.

Swaziland's Fishes Checklist

Tilapia sparrmanii  Smith, 1849

   Cichlidae (Cichlids)
   (Banded tilapia)
Status: Indeterminate
Distribution recorded by Clay (1976) as for T. rendalli swierstrae. No current observations although the species would be expected to occur as its distribution extends down the eastern coast to Natal (Burton and Kok 1980).

More information on this species on Fishbase.org

Photographer:
Source: SAIAB Image Collection (for reference only, not Swaziland specimens)
Usage: Permission must be obtained from the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity for use of this image.

Photographer:
Source: SAIAB Image Collection (for reference only, not Swaziland specimens)
Usage: Permission must be obtained from the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity for use of this image.

Notes:

Synonyms include name changes as well as re-identified species, previously quoted in Hyslop, 1994.

References:
Bills, R., Boycott, R., Fakudze, M., Khumalo, N., Msibi, J., Scott, L., Terry, S. and Tweddle, D. 2004. Fish and Fisheries Survey of Swaziland (2002 - 2003). Investigational Report No. 70. South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity. Grahamstown. South Africa.

Hyslop, E. J. 1994. An Annotated Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of Swaziland The Conservation Trust of Swaziland.