| Common Name | Used in | Language | Type | Official Trade Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| حضري | Algeria | Arabic | Vernacular | No |
| 吉利慈鲷 | China | Mandarin Chinese | Vernacular | No |
| 齊氏非鯽 | China | Mandarin Chinese | Vernacular | No |
| 齐氏非鲫 | China | Mandarin Chinese | Vernacular | No |
| 吉利慈鯛 | Taiwan | Mandarin Chinese | Vernacular | No |
| بلطي زيلي | Algeria | Arabic | Vernacular | No |
| 吉利吴郭鱼 | China | Mandarin Chinese | Vernacular | No |
| تيلاپيا | Iran | Farsi | Vernacular | No |
| ジルティラピア | Japan | Japanese | Vernacular | No |
| тиляпия Жилли | Russia | Russian | Vernacular | No |
| A-sannoh | Sierra Leone | Krio | Vernacular | No |
| A-sannoh | Sierra Leone | Themne | Vernacular | No |
| Akpadi sila | Ghana | Ewe | Vernacular | No |
| Akpasila | Ghana | Ewe | Vernacular | No |
| Akpatsu | Ghana | Ewe | Vernacular | No |
| Amnun matzui | Israel | Hebrew | Vernacular | No |
| Apkô | Cote d'Ivoire | Baoulé | Vernacular | No |
| Balti zillii | Algeria | Arabic | Vernacular | No |
| Bere | Chad | Kim | Vernacular | No |
| Biare | Chad | Kim | Vernacular | No |
| Biering | Chad | Kim | Vernacular | No |
| Bugu | Nigeria | Hausa | Vernacular | No |
| Bulti | Sudan | Arabic | Vernacular | No |
| Cichlid | Ghana | English | Vernacular | No |
| Didee | Ghana | Ga | Vernacular | No |
| Disiwulen | Burkina Faso | Jula | Vernacular | No |
| Engege | Uganda | Chiga | Vernacular | No |
| Epia | Nigeria | Yoruba | Vernacular | No |
| Erihere | Uganda | Konzo | Vernacular | No |
| Falga | Nigeria | Hausa | Vernacular | No |
| Garagaza | Nigeria | Hausa | Vernacular | No |
| Gargaza | Nigeria | Hausa | Vernacular | No |
| Gba gba ferah | Sierra Leone | Krio | Vernacular | No |
| Gba gba ferah | Sierra Leone | Themne | Vernacular | No |
| Gbatchekede | Cote d'Ivoire | Aizi | Vernacular | No |
| Guring | Chad | Kim | Vernacular | No |
| Haderi | Algeria | Arabic | Vernacular | No |
| Ifofoyo | Congo Dem Rp | Kele | Vernacular | No |
| Ifunu | Nigeria | Igbo | Vernacular | No |
| Ikukumi | Congo Dem Rp | Kele | Vernacular | No |
| Isiswe | Uganda | Konzo | Vernacular | No |
| Israil çipurasi | Turkey | Turkish | Vernacular | No |
| Iunduundu | Congo Dem Rp | Kele | Vernacular | No |
| Jiru-tirapia | Japan | Japanese | Vernacular | No |
| Ka-yainkain | Sierra Leone | Krio | Vernacular | No |
| Ka-yalnkaln | Sierra Leone | Limba, west-central | Vernacular | No |
| Karfasa | Nigeria | Hausa | Vernacular | No |
| Karwa | Nigeria | Kanuri | Vernacular | No |
| Kido | Kenya | El Molo | Vernacular | No |
| Kokine | Kenya | Turkana | Vernacular | No |
| Kpro ibre | Cote d'Ivoire | Adioukrou | Vernacular | No |
| Kuda | Sudan | Zande | Vernacular | No |
| Libundu | Congo Dem Rp | Lombo | Vernacular | No |
| Lifoyo | Congo Dem Rp | Kele | Vernacular | No |
| Likumi | Congo Dem Rp | So | Vernacular | No |
| Likumu | Congo Dem Rp | Kele | Vernacular | No |
| Liundu | Congo Dem Rp | Kele | Vernacular | No |
| Loroto | Kenya | Turkana | Vernacular | No |
| Mango fish | Ghana | English | Vernacular | No |
| Mojarra | Mexico | Spanish | Vernacular | No |
| Mojarrita | Mexico | Spanish | Vernacular | No |
| Mpupa | Nigeria | Igbo | Vernacular | No |
| Ngege | Kenya | Swahili | Vernacular | No |
| Ngege | Uganda | Swahili | Vernacular | No |
| Ngege | Tanzania | Swahili | Vernacular | No |
| Ngipie | Sierra Leone | Krio | Vernacular | No |
| Ngipie | Sierra Leone | Mende | Vernacular | No |
| Ngorkei | Sierra Leone | Krio | Vernacular | No |
| Ngorkei | Sierra Leone | Mende | Vernacular | No |
| Njabb | Senegal | Wolof | Vernacular | No |
| Obrouyou | Cote d'Ivoire | Aizi | Vernacular | No |
| Pastenague boulée | Senegal | French | Vernacular | No |
| Perege | Tanzania | Swahili | Vernacular | No |
| Pkatra-pkô | Cote d'Ivoire | Baoulé | Vernacular | No |
| Punavatsatilapia | Finland | Finnish | Vernacular | No |
| Redbelly tilapia | Kenya | English | Vernacular | No |
| Redbelly tilapia | UK | English | Vernacular | No |
| Redbelly tilapia | USA | English | AFS | No |
| Redbelly tilapia | Global | English | FAO | No |
| Sato | Tanzania | Swahili | Vernacular | No |
| Sili | Kenya | Swahili | Vernacular | No |
| Silla | Ghana | Ewe | Vernacular | No |
| Sohn | Chad | Kim | Vernacular | No |
| Taferfara | Algeria | Tamahaq, Tahaggart | Vernacular | No |
| Tatli su çipurasi | Turkey | Turkish | Vernacular | No |
| Tegr-pere | Burkina Faso | Mòoré | Vernacular | No |
| Tha thompo | Sierra Leone | Krio | Vernacular | No |
| Tha thompo | Sierra Leone | Limba, west-central | Vernacular | No |
| Tihil | Chad | Kim | Vernacular | No |
| Tilapia | Mexico | Spanish | Vernacular | No |
| Tilapya | Turkey | Turkish | Vernacular | No |
| Tome | Nigeria | Ijo | Vernacular | No |
| Tsokungi | Nigeria | Nupe | Vernacular | No |
| Ukuobu | Nigeria | Ijo | Vernacular | No |
| Waas | Senegal | Wolof | Vernacular | No |
| Wass | Senegal | Wolof | Vernacular | No |
| Wass gnoul | Senegal | Wolof | Vernacular | No |
| Wesafun | Nigeria | Yoruba | Vernacular | No |
| Zill's tilapia | Kenya | English | Vernacular | No |
| Zill's tilapia | Philippines | English | Aquarium | No |
| Zill's tilapia | USA | English | Vernacular | No |
| Zille's cichlid | Australia | English | Vernacular | No |
| Zilles Buntbarsch | Germany | German | Vernacular | No |