Oreochromis salinicola (Poll 1948)

Body depth not more than 38.5 % SL; interorbital region narrower and the lower jaw longer than in O. macrochir. Length of pharyngeal bone 35.8% head length in a fish of SL 59 mm. 8-10 dark vertical bars on upper flank; 3 mid-lateral blotches and, in some, 1 at the end of the caudal peduncle. Outer edge of pelvic fin dark. Scales on cheek in 2 rows.

Dorsal spines (total): 15 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 13; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 8 - 9; Vertebrae: 30