(1) Image of an adult of Tilapia sparrmanii in the lateral view; (2) gross morphology of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of T. sparrmanii in ventral view of fish showing the relationship of the gastrointestinal tract with other organs in the abdominal cavity. Oesophagus (O) connected to pharynx (Ph) and stomach (S), which overlapped by the liver (L) and heart (H). Notice the highly coiled intestine (I). (3) Gross morphology of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of T. sparrmanii, showing the stomach (S). The intestine is divided into anterior intestine (AI), middle intestine (MI), posterior intestine (PI) and rectum (R).

 
 
  Part of: Okuthe GE, Bhomela B (2020) Morphology, histology and histochemistry of the digestive tract of the Banded tilapia, Tilapia sparrmanii (Perciformes: Cichlidae). Zoologia 37: 1-14. https://doi.org/10.3897/zoologia.37.e51043