What type of tilapia??

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Jack Dempsey
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Can anyone ID this tilapia? I can't find pictures of anything like it online. White, Nile, Blue, etc.. None of them seem to match these. They are a very light blue color, no spots, no lines...just solid light blue. They are 4-4.5lbs each.

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I was just going through pics on my cell and found this one from when I picked them up. The color seems completely different in this picture and I never even noticed. Maybe it was the lighting from the sun?
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Fairly common Oreochromis niloticus. They can have vertical markings or not due to variations inherent in mass breeding them world-wide.
They've become an invasive species in the US and in S.Am. The species originates from Lake Victoria, Africa.
 
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