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title: "Tilápia-de-moçambique"
description: "Oreochromis mossambicus — Peixes. The Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) is an oreochromine cichlid fish native to southeastern Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/mozambique-tilapia
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Tilápia-de-moçambique

> Oreochromis mossambicus — Peixes. The Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) is an oreochromine cichlid fish native to southeastern Africa.

- Scientific name: *Oreochromis mossambicus*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 5486
- Wikidata: [Q1348685](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1348685)
- iNaturalist taxon: [107889](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/107889)

## Names

- en: Mozambique Tilapia
- de: Mosambik-Maulbrüter
- es: Tilapia de Mozambique
- fr: Tilapia du Mozambique
- nl: Natalbaars
- pt: Tilápia-de-moçambique

## Countries with the most observations

AU (899), US (691), ZA (682), MX (210), TW (207), SG (164), HK (150), IN (125), ID (57), ES (48), DO (40), PR (32)

## Summary

The Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) is an oreochromine cichlid fish native to southeastern Africa. Dull colored, the Mozambique tilapia often lives up to a decade in its native habitats. It is a popular fish for aquaculture. Due to human introductions, it is now found in many tropical and subtropical habitats around the globe, where it can become an invasive species because of its robust nature. These same features make it a good species for aquaculture because it readily adapts to new situations.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambique_tilapia

## Photo

![Tilápia-de-moçambique](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mozambique-tilapia/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dave Brown · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/71249862

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/mozambique-tilapia?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).