Oreochromis urolepis (尾鱗口孵非鯽) is a species of ray-finned fishes in the family Cichlidae. They are associated with freshwater habitat. Individuals can grow to 44.0 cm.
Definition: length of a fish measured from the tip of the snout to the posterior end of the last vertebra or to the posterior end of the midlateral portion of the hypural plate. Simply put, this measurement excludes the length of the caudal fin
Definition: length from the tip of the snout to the tip of the longer lobe of the caudal fin, usually measured with the lobes compressed along the midline. It is a straight-line measure, not measured over the curve of the body
