Tribe Tilapiini Carnevale et al. 2003 (tilapiine)
Actinopteri - Cichliformes - Cichlidae
Full reference: G. Carnevale, C. Sorbini, and W. Landini. 2003. †Oreochromis lorenzoi, a New Species of Tilapiine Cichlid from the Late Miocene of Central Italy. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 23(3):508-516
Parent taxon: Cichlidae according to G. Carnevale et al. 2003
Sister taxa: Aequidens, Gymnogeophagus, Palaeochromis, Priscacara, Proterocara, Pseudocrenilabrinae, Tylochromis
Subtaxa: Oreochromis
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Congo-Kinshasa (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Kenya (2)
• Miocene of Italy (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence