Considerato un sinonimo junior di Oreochromis Günther, 1889
- Ford, Antonia G.P & T.R. Bullen, L. Pang, M.J. Genner, R. Bills, T. Flouri, B.P. Ngatunga, L. Rüber, U.K.Schliewien, O. Seehausen, A. Shechonge, M.L.J. Stiassny, G.F. Turner, J.J.Day. 2019. "Molecular phylogeny of Oreochromis (Cichlidae: Oreochromini) reveals mito-nuclear discordance and multiple colonisation of adverse aquatic environments". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 136:215-226. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2019.04.008 (crc09314) (riassunto)
Descrizione originale:
- Thys van den Audenaerde, Dirk F.E.. 1968. "An annotated bibliography of Tilapia (Pisces, Cichlidae)". Documentation zoologique No. 14, Musée royal d'Afrique centrale, Tervuren. I-XI:1-406 (crc00198)
Specie tipo: Tilapia grahami Boulenger, 1912 (original designation).