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[[Image:Sarotherodon.gif|right|thumb|230px|Female ''Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus'Goulianos''' (Gr. Γουλιανός) or ]]'''Sarotherodon galilaeus''' or ''St. Peter's fish'' is a species of fish local to the Lake of Gennesaret (also known <ref> The Lake of Gennesaret is a large lake-like body of water that runs six miles wide and twelve miles long. It is fed by springs from three countries: Lebanon, Israel, and Syria, and today it provides nearly one-fourth of Israel's fresh-water supply. The Israelis now refer to the Sea of Galilee as Yam Kinneret, however, the Gospel of John calls it the ''Sea of GalileeTiberias'', while the Gospel of Luke speaks of '). It's common name is Lake Gennesaret''[[w:tilapia|tilapia]])</ref> (also known as '' and is based on the name Sea of the cichlid genus Tilapia, which is itself a latinisation of thiape, the Tswana word for "fish". The genus name and term was first introduced by Scottish zoologist Andrew Smith in 1840. As they have been introduced globally for human consumption, tilapia often have specific names for them in various languages and dialects. Certain species of tilapia are sometimes called "St. PeterGalilee''s fish)." This term is taken from the An account in the Christian Bible [[New Testament]] speaks about the apostle [[Apostle Peter ]] catching a fish that carried a shekel coin in its mouth. However'''(Matthew 17:24−27)''', however, no species of fish is named in that passage of the Bible. While that name is also applied to ''Zeus faber'', a marine fish not found in the area, one tilapia (''Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus'') is known to be found in Sea of Galilee where the account took place. This particular species is known to have been the target of small-scale artisanal fisheries in the area for thousands of years and has, on the head (the bone) and below the skin, the Baptism of Christ in the Jordan River depicted.

==Sources==*While this name is also applied to ''[[w:tilapiaJohn Dory|tilapiaZeus faber]]'', a marine fish not found in the area, one Tilapia (''Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus'') is known to be found in Sea of Galilee where the account took place. This particular species is known to have been the target of small-scale artisanal fisheries in the area for thousands of years. It has depicted on its head (on the bones) and below its skin the Baptism of Christ in the Jordan River.{{citation}} ==Notes==<references/>

*[[w:Sarotherodon|'''Wikipedia:''' ''Sarotherodon'']][[w:tilapia| and ''Tilapia'']]* [http://www.florina-fishing.gr/Selides/fish/goulianos.htm Goulianos] (in Greek)*[http://dqhall59.com/fish_and_coin.htm The tilapia (chromis niloticus)] (Jewish) ==Sources==*[[w:tilapia|'''Wikipedia:''' ''Tilapia'']]

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