Alcolapia was first included in Tilapia, then moved to Oreochromis and finally to their own genus.
Nevertheless, the genus is very closely related to Oreochromis, and O. amphimelas and O. esculentus appear to be closer to Alcolapia than they are to other Oreochromis species.
Similar to Alcolapia, O. amphimelas inhabits Tanzanian lakes that can be highly alcaline and saline.
A potential solution is to merge Alcolapia into Oreochromis, as done by Catalog of Fishes.
Alcolapia was first included in Tilapia, then moved to Oreochromis and finally to their own genus. Nevertheless, the genus is very closely related to Oreochromis, and O. amphimelas and O. esculentus appear to be closer to Alcolapia than they are to other Oreochromis species. Similar to Alcolapia, O. amphimelas inhabits Tanzanian lakes that can be highly alcaline and saline. A potential solution is to merge Alcolapia into Oreochromis, as done by Catalog of Fishes.
Alcolapia