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Tilapia
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Species group
TILAPIA
Season
Open all year: except for closures listed under district or special regulations
Season notes
Open all year
Daily bag limit
No Limit
Minimum size
No Limit
Gear restrictions
Any
Identification
Tilapia typically have laterally compressed, deep bodies. Like other cichlids, their lower pharyngeal bones are fused into a single tooth-bearing structure. A complex set of muscles allows the upper and lower pharyngeal bones to be used as a second set of jaws for processing food.