ΑγγλικάDiagnosis: 14-18 rakers on lower limb of first arch; 30-31 scales in lateral line (Ref. 81260). Body silver-grey, with mid-lateral black band interrupted anteriorly on caudal peduncle (Ref. 2, 81260). Head length 33.0-38.4% of standard length; jaw teeth with slender shafts and broad crowns (Ref. 81260). Mature fishes of both sexes with variable black areas on lower jaw and lower parts of head; no tilapia-mark (Ref. 2).
Description: lower pharyngeal jaw with unicuspid anterior and posterior teeth; ventral keel elongate longer than, or as long as, dentigerous plate; 4-7 rows of teeth in oral jaws, outer row teeth bicuspid (Ref. 81260).
Coloration: silvery grey, with a mid-lateral
black band extending from opercle
to caudal fin base, often interrupted
anteriorly on caudal peduncle (Ref. 2, 81260). Adults may have black spots or blotches on lower jaw and/or preopercle; body of juveniles pearly; pelvics and anterior part of anal fin tinted with vermillion or orange (Ref. 81260). No "tilapia spot" present (Ref. 2, 81260).