Original description as Chromis aureus:
ZooBank:CEE01B3B-FFAE-4735-A2FC-8413859F015E.
- Steindachner, Franz. 1864. "Ichthyologische Mittheilungen (VII)". Verhandlungen der kaiserlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft Wien. 223-232 (crc00707)
Synonyms (3):
- Tilapia nilotica exul Steinitz, 1951, with type locality at Ein Feshkha, Dead Sea. Determiner: Krupp & Schneider, 1989
- Tilapia monodi Daget, 1954, with type locality at Sudan and other localities. Determiner: Trewavas, 1966
- Tilapia lemassoni Blache & Miton, 1960, with type locality at Lake Chad basin. Determiner: Trewavas & Teugels, 1991
Conservation: Oreochromis aureus is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.